Public Conduct in Texas (2026)

Brazoria County bars soliciting alms or contributions, for any purpose, public or private, inside its parks. Section…

Amarillo makes it an offense to stand on or near a roadway to solicit a ride, money, employment, or business from…

Carrollton's Chapter 113 solicitors ordinance makes aggressive solicitation a criminal offense citywide, banning…

Conroe bans aggressive panhandling citywide and flatly bars any solicitation within 25 feet of a bank entrance or ATM…

Converse's loitering law makes it a crime to linger in a public place to beg, or to harass, seriously annoy, or alarm…

Georgetown makes it unlawful to aggressively panhandle or solicit on public streets, sidewalks, or street medians. The…

Killeen bans soliciting money from vehicle occupants in the public right-of-way except during a citywide permit week…

Laredo bans aggressive solicitation citywide under Code of Ordinances Sec. 21-251 through 21-259. Sec. 21-254 makes it…

Lewisville bars standing, sitting or otherwise occupying a roadway, median or right-of-way to solicit a ride…

Midland makes it unlawful to stand, walk, sit, or remain in a street median, crosswalk approach, or curbside 'clear…

Richardson makes it an offense to solicit money by coercion, and separately bans any solicitation within 25 feet of an…

Rowlett bans loitering in any public place, or within 50 feet of an ATM, bank entrance, pay phone or fuel pump, for the…

San Angelo bars anyone from stepping into a public street to solicit a ride, a job, business, or donations from vehicle…

Sugar Land bans standing or sitting in a roadway or median to solicit money, panhandle drivers, or hand flyers to…

Taylor prohibits aggressive panhandling or soliciting on public streets, sidewalks or street medians citywide under…

Texarkana bans panhandling that blocks paths, follows people, or uses profane or threatening language, plus nighttime…

Waco makes it a criminal offense to solicit money in an aggressive manner anywhere in public, meaning intimidating…

Austin City Code Chapter 9-2 prohibits aggressive solicitation, including approaching ATMs, intersections, and outdoor…

Baytown bars panhandlers from soliciting within 50 feet of an ATM, pay phone, parking meter, parking fee box, vending…

Dallas City Code Chapter 31 prohibits aggressive solicitation involving threats, blocking, or repeated demands after…

Denton bans aggressive solicitation: nonconsensual contact, blocking someone's path, or threats made while asking for…

Fort Worth City Code Chapter 23 prohibits aggressive solicitation that involves intimidation, blocking pathways, or…

San Antonio Municipal Code Chapter 21 bans aggressive solicitation involving touching, blocking pedestrians, persistent…

Corpus Christi prohibits aggressive panhandling that involves threats, physical contact, or solicitation near ATMs…

El Paso prohibits aggressive panhandling, which includes intimidating gestures, blocking pedestrians, or following…

Frisco prohibits aggressive panhandling at ATMs, parking lots, and near intersections, with content-neutral safety…

Houston Code Chapter 28, Article XV bans aggressive solicitation involving touching, blocking pedestrians, persistent…

Lubbock prohibits aggressive panhandling, including solicitation near ATMs, bus stops, outdoor dining, and after dark…

Travis County and Austin prohibit aggressive panhandling such as touching, blocking paths, or soliciting at ATMs and…

Passive panhandling is constitutionally protected speech in Texas after Reed v. Town of Gilbert. Aggressive panhandling…

Harris County has no separate panhandling ordinance. Aggressive solicitation that involves threats, blocking…

El Paso's nuisance code declares it unlawful to urinate or defecate on any street, alley or public ground, or anywhere…

Farmersville Code of Ordinances Sec. 47-97 makes it a criminal offense to urinate or defecate in any public place, or…

Georgetown's nuisance ordinance flatly bans defecating or urinating on the City's streets, alleys or public grounds…

Grand Prairie Code § 29-68(10) declares it a nuisance to defecate or urinate on any street, alley, or public ground, or…

Killeen makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate in any public place, in immediate proximity to one, or anywhere…

Lewisville makes it a criminal offense to urinate or defecate on public property, in a public place, or in public view…

Intentionally or knowingly urinating or defecating on public property or in a public place, streets, sidewalks, parks…

It is a criminal offense in Waco to urinate or defecate in or on a public area, or anywhere in public view, under city…

Corpus Christi makes it a Class C misdemeanor to urinate or defecate on a public street, sidewalk, park, building…

Frisco makes it a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate on public property, in a public place, or in public view anywhere…

Laredo makes it a misdemeanor to intentionally urinate or defecate in a public place where the act could be observed by…

Abilene's Code of Ordinances § 20-5 flatly bans urinating on any street, alley, or public place, allowing it only…

Amarillo Code Sec. 10-3-42 makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate within public view or in any public place other…

Urinating or defecating on a Carrollton street, sidewalk, park or any other public place, or in public view anywhere…

Conroe makes it an offense to urinate or defecate on any public street, sidewalk, park, building or in public view…

Irving classifies defecating or urinating on streets, alleys or public grounds, or anywhere visible from a home or…

Plano makes it a criminal offense to urinate or defecate on public property, in a public place, or in public view…

San Antonio Municipal Code Chapter 21 and Texas Penal Code Section 42.01 (Disorderly Conduct) prohibit urinating or…

Austin City Code Title 10 disorderly conduct provisions and Texas Penal Code Section 42.01 reach public urination…

Dallas City Code Section 31-21 and Texas Penal Code Section 42.01 (disorderly conduct) prohibit urinating or defecating…

Texas does not have a stand-alone public urination statute, but Penal Code 42.01 disorderly conduct and 21.08 indecent…

Public urination and defecation in Fort Worth are prosecuted as disorderly conduct under Texas Penal Code Section 42.01…

Texas Penal Code Section 42.01(a)(10) makes exposing your anus or genitals in a public place reckless of who might be…

Houston Code Chapter 28 and Texas Penal Code Section 42.01 (Disorderly Conduct) prohibit urinating or defecating in any…

Lubbock cites public urination and defecation under disorderly conduct and indecent exposure statutes. Enforcement…

Lubbock Code of Ordinances section 16.01.008(5) makes it unlawful to ride, drive, propel or carry a bicycle…

In Town Square, Sugar Land's roughly 32-acre entertainment and government district at U.S. 59 and Highway 6, it is…

Abilene prohibits roller skates, rollerblades, skateboards, and similar coasting devices on public roadways, sidewalks…

Carrollton bans skateboards, roller skates, scooters and similar toy vehicles from every roadway in the city under City…

Denton bans skateboards, roller skates, and similar toy vehicles from city roadways, except when crossing at a marked…

Garland bans skateboarding, skating, and rollerblading on City Hall grounds and several other downtown civic…

Skateboarding and scooters are banned throughout Buffalo Bayou Park under Houston Code of Ordinances § 32-301(f), with…

Killeen bans skateboards, roller skates, and coasters from business-district sidewalks and from all roadways except in…

Lewisville bans skateboards, roller skates, roller blades and scooters in the downtown business district and the…

Skateboarding, roller-skating, and inline skating on Midland's public streets, alleys, and other public grounds is…

New Braunfels bars skateboards, coasters and similar toy vehicles from every public street and from sidewalks fronting…

Plano bars skateboards, roller skates, rollerblades and other non-motorized wheeled devices from sidewalks, walkways…

Inside the Galatyn Park Urban Center, Richardson bans skateboards, roller skates, roller blades and similar devices on…

San Angelo bans riding a skateboard, scooter, bicycle, or roller skates on any park playground under section…

Riding a skateboard, bicycle, skates or rollerblades in a San Antonio city park is illegal outside a short list of…

Taylor bans riding a skateboard, roller skates, roller skis or other play vehicle on any sidewalk or street inside its…

Waco's traffic code treats skateboards, roller skates and other "toy vehicles" as a street hazard: Section 25-9(b) bans…

Austin bars skateboarding on public landscaping, amenities, or art anywhere in the city under City Code Sec. 12-1-32…

Baytown's only codified skateboarding rule bans riding bicycles and skateboards on any park tennis court, under City…

Roller-skating and skateboarding inside Brazoria County parks are confined to areas the Parks Department specifically…

Cedar Park's skate park at Brushy Creek Sports Park is open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Only skateboards and in-line…

Conroe bars skateboards and similar toy vehicles from roadways posted above 30 mph and from Davis, Philips and Frazier…

Converse bans bicycles and skateboards from park pavilions citywide, backed by a misdemeanor fine of up to $200 per…

Skateboarding itself is not banned in Corpus Christi, but Sec. 33-14 outlaws "grinding" (using a deck, peg, axle, or…

Dallas City Code Sec. 28-63 makes it an offense to ride roller skates, a coaster, a toy vehicle, or any similar device…

El Paso bans skateboards, roller skates, coasters and razor scooters from roadways citywide, but allows them on…

Farmersville bans skateboards, roller skates, roller blades and battery-operated toy vehicles on three named downtown…

Fort Worth bans bicycles, roller blades, skateboards and other wheeled equipment in city parks and recreation areas…

Frisco bars skateboards, in-line skates, and bicycles from tennis courts and other painted concrete or laminate…

Grand Prairie bans riding a skateboard or other 'play vehicle' on any sidewalk within a business district under Sec…

Riding a skateboard, roller skates, coaster or other wheeled toy vehicle on an Irving roadway is illegal outside of a…

Leander bans skateboards, motor-assisted scooters and motorbikes from any city park trail, sidewalk or area not…

Pearland bans skateboards, roller skates, hoverboards and similar wheeled toys from roadways except when crossing at a…

Shenandoah, Texas bans riding roller skates, skateboards, coasters or similar toy vehicles on any roadway, allowing…

Amarillo traffic code keeps anyone on rollerskates, a coaster, or similar toy vehicle off city roadways except while…

Celina bans unreasonably loud noise, with music and amplified sound in residential areas automatically a violation…

Edinburg holds the property owner, resident, or in-charge adult guest liable for loud noise from a private party, with…

Odessa's social host accountability ordinance makes anyone who hosts, permits, or allows a gathering where underage…

Arlington Code prohibits unreasonably loud gatherings audible 50 feet from the property line. APD can issue citations…

Austin Noise Ordinance Chapter 9-2 prohibits unreasonable noise after 10 p.m. on weeknights and 10:30 p.m. weekends…

Bryan has no separate loud-party or social-host law; excessive noise from parties, music, or loudspeakers is prosecuted…

In Corpus Christi, a party whose sound crosses your property line above 70 dB(A) by day or 60 dB(A) after 11 p.m. is a…

In El Paso, a party whose sound crosses your property line above 70 dB(A) between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. is illegal, and…

Harlingen's noise ordinance makes it illegal to create unreasonably loud or raucous noise that disturbs neighbors'…

Harris County Sheriff and constables respond to loud party calls in unincorporated areas under Texas Penal Code 42.01…

Irving makes it a per se violation to make, or knowingly permit, any unreasonably loud, disturbing noise in a dwelling…

A gathering of any size on public or private property is an unlawful noise nuisance in Killeen once its cumulative…

A loud house party in Laredo becomes an unlawful noise nuisance once amplified music, TVs, or stereos reach 55 dB(A) or…

Longview bans loud or raucous noise, including party music audible 50 feet away or offensive to neighbors, under Code…

Pharr's noise ordinance bans loud music, amplifiers, and party noise that disturbs neighbors, and puts the liability on…

Plano holds a property owner or occupant personally liable for a loud party or other noise nuisance on land under their…

Rockwall's noise ordinance makes it a class C misdemeanor to run music, TVs, or party sound loud enough to disturb…

San Antonio Municipal Code Chapter 21 caps residential noise at 70 dB(A) day and 63 dB(A) overnight at the property…

San Marcos hosts must keep parties from turning into unruly gatherings, and can be fined up to $500 for excessive…

Temple prohibits playing music or amplified sound loud enough to disturb neighbors, with a strict 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m…

Texarkana bans any unreasonably loud noise in residential areas that disturbs neighbors' comfort, covering parties…

Victoria sets exact decibel ceilings for amplified sound and party noise, with tighter limits after 10 p.m., and holds…

Bexar County deputies enforce loud-party and nuisance gathering complaints under disorderly conduct, noise, and unruly…

Dallas City Code Chapters 30 (noise) and 31 (offenses) prohibit loud parties disturbing neighbors after 10 p.m. Texas…

Texas Local Government Code 250.008 lets counties regulate noise only in unincorporated areas. Dallas County's Sheriff…

Fort Worth City Code Chapter 23 prohibits loud and disorderly gatherings that disturb neighbors, and the city's noise…

Frisco loud-party rules combine noise-ordinance enforcement with Texas underage drinking laws, allowing police to cite…

Houston Code Chapter 30 caps residential noise at 65 dB(A) day and 58 dB(A) overnight, while Texas Local Government…

Lubbock police respond to loud party complaints under city noise rules and Texas disorderly conduct statutes. Texas…

Abilene Code of Ordinances Sec. 20-9 makes it a Class C misdemeanor for anyone twenty years old or younger to…

Converse bans loitering that alarms, obstructs, or harasses in public places, covering prowling, blocking traffic…

Garland makes it unlawful for a registered sex offender to loiter within, or within 500 feet of, a park, school…

Grand Prairie makes it an offense to loiter in a public place under circumstances that manifest a purpose of buying or…

New Braunfels bans standing, sitting or loitering on the Gruene Street Low Water Bridge over the Guadalupe River during…

San Angelo bans lying, sitting, loitering, standing, or soliciting for any purpose in any city median, and in…

San Antonio bans loitering in public for the purpose of soliciting prostitution under City Code Sec. 21-25(c), a Class…

Travis County's only loitering ban sits in one place: the Loop 360 Boat Ramp on Lake Austin. Section 232.043 limits the…

Austin has no general ban on loitering; it criminalizes loitering only for specific unlawful purposes. Sec. 9-4-16 bars…

Carrollton bars anyone from remaining, staying or loitering in a public park between 10:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., or…

Conroe makes it an offense to loiter in a public place with intent to commit a drug crime, but officers must first give…

Corpus Christi's loitering law is not a general anti-loitering ordinance; it targets two specific situations: Sec…

Dallas has no blanket loitering ban, but it is a crime to loiter in a public place manifesting an intent to sell drugs…

El Paso bans loitering in streets or public places for the purpose of soliciting prostitution or engaging in…

Fort Worth does not have a general anti-loitering ordinance; its only standing loitering law targets solicitation for…

In Georgetown's Downtown Overlay District, sitting or lying on a public sidewalk, street or alley is banned only after…

Houston does not have a general anti-loitering law that applies to standing around in public; the loitering offense in…

Lewisville makes it a violation to remain, stay, or loiter in any city park after its posted closing time, unless the…

Lubbock Code of Ordinances section 14.01.004 bans loafing or loitering within 250 yards of any public, private or…

Midland makes it unlawful to prowl, loiter, or go onto someone else's property, a room, house, hotel, business, or…

Plano prohibits standing, sitting, or loitering on any roadway median under six feet wide, and separately bans…

Richardson makes it a misdemeanor for three or more people to congregate and loiter anywhere on a drive-in restaurant's…

Rowlett makes it unlawful to loiter in a public transportation facility, public park, or public place when the…

Texarkana makes it unlawful to loiter, prowl, wander, idle or stroll on someone else's residence or premises without…

Waco makes it unlawful to loiter, remain, wander, or prowl near any public or private place for the purpose of engaging…

Frisco bans loitering within twenty-five feet of any public restroom in a city park, paired in the same subsection with…

Irving makes it unlawful to loiter on another person's property or premises without being able to give a good account…

Austin bans smoking outright in every city park and in enclosed public places and workplaces, plus within 15 feet of…

Chapter 93 of the Code of Ordinances bans possessing a burning tobacco product, smoking and vaping in a list of…

Conroe bans smoking within 20 feet of restaurant patios, playgrounds, transit stops, bleachers and building entrances…

Denton bans smoking on or within 30 feet of any city-owned athletic field or parks facility, plus other listed outdoor…

Frisco bans smoking and smokeless tobacco use anywhere inside a city park, and forbids lighting up on an outdoor patio…

Georgetown's smoking ordinance reaches well beyond indoor spaces: Section 8.32.020(A) bans smoking in park and…

Grand Prairie bars smoking in a long list of outdoor public spots, from stadiums and amphitheaters to library and…

Killeen bars smoking in any public place, city-owned building, or enclosed workplace, and within 15 feet of an entrance…

Laredo bans smoking, including e-cigarettes, in city facilities "enclosed or unenclosed," which covers parks, bridges…

Lewisville bans smoking within 15 feet of doors, windows, or vents leading into places where smoking is already…

Richardson bans smoking in every public park, including recreation fields, pools, playground equipment, concession…

Rowlett bans smoking not just inside enclosed public buildings but within 15 feet of any entrance to one, under §…

The 2011 San Antonio Smoke-Free Air Ordinance, codified at SAMC Chapter 13, bans smoking in restaurants, bars…

Sugar Land bans smoking, including vaping, in enclosed public places and workplaces, outdoor arenas, public parks, Town…

Waco extends its smoke-free rule outdoors: smoking is banned in every city park and playground and at any public event…

Abilene's smoke-free ordinance doesn't stop at building doors: smoking is banned at every public outdoor event…

Arlington bans smoking and vaping inside all city-owned buildings, vehicles, and within 25 feet of public entrances…

Baytown bans smoking in the seating areas of every outdoor arena, stadium and amphitheater in the city, and separately…

Corpus Christi bans smoking and lighted tobacco products inside any public building and within 10 feet of a public…

Dallas City Code Chapter 41B prohibits smoking in restaurants, bars, public parks, libraries, and within fifteen feet…

Garland extends its smoking ban outdoors in three spots: within 50 feet of any playground or recreation area inside a…

The 2007 Houston Smoke-Free Air Ordinance, codified at Code of Ordinances Chapter 21, bans smoking in restaurants…

Irving bans smoking in the outdoor areas of any building or grounds the city owns, operates, or manages, including…

Leander bans smoking inside enclosed public places and workplaces citywide, and outdoors it requires smokers to stay at…

New Braunfels bans smoking within five feet of the entrances, exits, operable windows, and ventilation intakes of any…

Pearland's Section 20-9 smoking ban does not stop at building doors. It requires smoke-free enclosed public places and…

San Angelo bans smoking in specific outdoor areas the city owns or operates: sports arena and stadium seating, golf…

Travis County's Tobacco-Free Campus Policy bans tobacco and vapor product use at every county-owned or leased building…

Amarillo does not ban smoking across its parks generally, but its Parks Conduct ordinance bars tobacco and alcohol at…

El Paso restricts smoking and vaping in indoor workplaces, restaurants, and bars under its Smoke-Free Air Ordinance…

Farmersville bans smoking and tobacco use, including smokeless tobacco, at the Robbin Lamkin Memorial Playground and…

Fort Worth City Code Chapter 11.5 (Smoke-Free Air ordinance) has restricted smoking and vaping in indoor public places…

Texarkana bans smoking within 10 feet of any building entrance where smoking is prohibited indoors, but doesn't…

Texas has no statewide outdoor smoking ban; the Smoke-Free Workplace framework reaches indoor public places only…

Texas has no statewide outdoor smoking ban. Harris County does not regulate outdoor smoking on private property in…

Lubbock's smoke-free ordinance in Article 8.17 bans lighting up in enclosed public places, but the same code carves out…

Midland's public-smoking ban only reaches indoor and enclosed spaces: § 8-8-7 defines the 'public area' the chapter…

Between signalized intersections, Abilene pedestrians must use a marked crosswalk to cross the street, and anywhere in…

Amarillo pedestrians must use a marked crosswalk when crossing between two traffic-signal-controlled intersections, and…

Carrollton requires pedestrians to use a marked crosswalk, or the intersection if none is marked, whenever they cross a…

Converse bans crossing FM 78 or FM 1516 outside a marked crosswalk within 1,000 feet of the highways' signalized…

Corpus Christi bars pedestrians from crossing a roadway anywhere other than a marked crosswalk within any business…

El Paso pedestrians must use a marked or unmarked crosswalk between signalized intersections, downtown, in any business…

Irving pedestrians crossing outside a marked or unmarked crosswalk must yield to all vehicles, and between signalized…

Killeen makes it unlawful to cross a street anywhere in the city's designated 'fire limits' except at a marked…

Lewisville bars pedestrian crossing only at specific signed locations under Section 15-62, including stretches of Round…

Lubbock pedestrians who cross a roadway outside a marked or unmarked crosswalk must yield to all vehicles on the road…

Midland City Code § 10-10-6 bans jaywalking in three specific situations: crossing anywhere except a crosswalk between…

New Braunfels pedestrians crossing outside a marked or unmarked intersection crosswalk must yield the right-of-way to…

San Angelo requires pedestrians to cross at right angles or use a crosswalk, and bars crossing anywhere except a…

Texas Transportation Code Section 552.005 requires pedestrians to yield right-of-way when crossing outside marked…

Texas Transportation Code Section 552.005 requires pedestrians outside marked crosswalks to yield to oncoming vehicles…

Texas Transportation Code Section 552.005 requires pedestrians outside marked crosswalks to yield to oncoming vehicles…

Taylor requires pedestrians to yield the right-of-way to vehicles whenever they cross a roadway outside a marked or…

Texas Transportation Code Section 552.005 requires pedestrians crossing outside marked crosswalks or intersections to…

Texas Transportation Code 552.005 requires pedestrians crossing outside marked crosswalks to yield right-of-way to…

Pedestrian crossing rules in Fort Worth are governed by Texas Transportation Code Section 552.005, which requires…

Austin voters passed the Freedom Act (Proposition A) in 2022, barring police from citing or arresting for misdemeanor…

Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 481 makes any marijuana possession or use illegal statewide, including in Houston…

Texas has not legalized recreational marijuana, and any public use or possession in Lubbock can trigger state criminal…

Smoking marijuana in Plano is barred wherever the city's smoking ordinance reaches: its definition of "smoking" sweeps…

Marijuana possession stays a state crime in San Antonio: two ounces or less is a Class B misdemeanor under Texas Health…

Texas has no recreational cannabis. Public marijuana use, possession, and consumption are illegal anywhere in Arlington…

Marijuana possession and use remain illegal statewide. Bexar County operates a cite-and-release program for low-level…

Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 481 makes marijuana possession and use illegal statewide; Dallas voters passed…

Smoking or possessing marijuana in public is illegal everywhere in El Paso. Texas law, not a local ordinance, controls…

Fort Worth never decriminalized marijuana. Possessing two ounces or less is a Class B misdemeanor under Texas law, and…

Marijuana is illegal in Irving. Texas Health and Safety Code section 481.121 makes possessing two ounces or less a…

Corpus Christi has no local marijuana ordinance and never adopted decriminalization. Possessing or using marijuana…

Denton police are barred from citing or arresting people for low-level marijuana possession, except in narrow…

Texas bans recreational cannabis statewide, so public marijuana use in Frisco is a criminal offense; only registered…

Killeen police officers do not issue citations or make arrests for Class A or Class B misdemeanor marijuana possession…

San Marcos police are barred from citing or arresting for Class A or B misdemeanor marijuana possession under Sec…

Marijuana possession and public use remain illegal under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 481 across Travis County…

Parker bans possessing or consuming any alcoholic beverage anywhere inside a city park or designated open space. The…

Brazoria County bars drinking or possessing alcoholic beverages inside its parks except where state law itself allows…

Drinking alcohol on Carrollton streets, sidewalks, alleys, public parking lots and transit centers is unlawful…

Conroe makes it unlawful to possess an open container or publicly consume alcohol outdoors anywhere inside the Central…

Denton prohibits carrying an open or previously opened glass container on streets, sidewalks, or parking areas…

Edinburg bans pedestrians from carrying an open container of alcohol or drinking in the Entertainment Sub-District…

Possessing or drinking alcohol in a Harris County park is banned by default under Section 17 of the park rules, except…

Killeen's park rules make it unlawful to possess or consume any alcoholic beverage in a city park, one of fourteen…

Leander bars selling or drinking alcoholic beverages on any city-owned property, parks included, without a permit…

Midland bans drinking alcohol in nearly all city parks, with narrow carve-outs for Hogan Park's golf course, stadium…

Drinking alcohol or carrying an open container is banned across every New Braunfels city park and city-owned property…

Plano bans drinking alcohol in public and commercial parking areas, private multi-tenant residential parking areas…

Rowlett bans drinking alcohol in parks, streets, sidewalks, parking areas and on city property citywide, with a narrow…

San Angelo bans selling, consuming or possessing alcohol anywhere in the Texas Bank Sports Complex (Rio Concho Sports…

Shenandoah, Texas bans drinking alcohol on any public street, sidewalk or alley in the city, whether you're on foot…

Taylor bans possessing or consuming alcohol in Heritage Square Park and Pierce Park under Sec. 19.5-4, unless the city…

Victoria prohibits consuming or possessing an open container of alcohol in city parks, except the southern section of…

Abilene Code of Ordinances Sec. 20-85 makes it unlawful to consume or possess an alcoholic beverage in any public place…

Amarillo bans drinking near a parked vehicle in public under Sec. 10-3-43 and bans open containers outright inside a…

Austin bars drinking alcohol on public streets, sidewalks, and parks inside three mapped designated areas covering…

Celina prohibits drinking alcohol on public streets, alleys, and adjacent public places, and bans both consuming and…

Converse allows drinking in city parks during normal hours but bans alcohol in the pool area and bans glass containers…

Dallas Code Chapter 31-3 and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code prohibit public alcohol consumption on streets, sidewalks…

El Paso bans possessing an open container or drinking alcohol on any public street, sidewalk, alley, or pedestrian way…

Farmersville bans drinking alcohol on any public street, alley, or public place adjacent to one, and also bans open…

Fort Worth bans possessing an open container or drinking alcohol on any public street, sidewalk, alley or pedestrian…

Open containers in vehicles and public consumption in non-permitted areas are illegal across Frisco; Toyota Stadium…

Fulshear prohibits selling, distributing, possessing, or drinking any alcoholic beverage on the premises of any city…

Georgetown bans drinking or possessing an open alcoholic beverage in a public place during set overnight hours: 1:15…

Grand Prairie bans possessing an open, unsealed alcoholic beverage container in any park or other public place under…

Harlingen bans possessing or consuming alcoholic beverages anywhere in a city park under Section 36-108(a), with narrow…

Houston Code Chapter 28 bans open containers and public consumption in city parks and most public spaces, while Texas…

Laredo bans possessing or drinking alcohol at named public venues: municipal ballparks, swimming pools, parking lots…

Lewisville bans consuming or possessing an open container of alcohol in any city park, parking area, or interior park…

Longview bans consuming or possessing alcohol in public places during set overnight hours, tied to state late-hour…

Lubbock prohibits open alcohol containers in vehicles and public parks. Texas law allows local option for retail sales…

Drinking or carrying an open alcoholic beverage in any public place in Mission is illegal under Sec. 6-2, unless it…

Drinking alcohol is illegal in any Odessa public park and on the streets, alleys, or parking lots that border it. Just…

Pharr treats permitted BYOB establishments, venues, and events as public places where drinking is confined to the…

Richardson bans possessing or drinking alcohol in any city park under Sec. 15-61(a)(15), unless the person is at a…

Rockwall bans consuming or holding open alcohol containers on any public street, alley, or public place, with three…

Inside San Antonio's downtown central business district, it is a Class C misdemeanor to hold an open container or drink…

San Marcos bans open alcohol containers and public drinking in the Central Business Area from 10:00 p.m. to 2:15 a.m…

Consuming or possessing an alcoholic beverage in an open container inside a Sugar Land park is unlawful under Code §…

Waco prohibits possessing an open alcoholic beverage in any designated neighborhood or community park, a list that…

Wichita Falls bans possessing or drinking alcohol in any city park and on public street rights-of-way bordering parks…

Arlington prohibits open alcohol containers in public streets and parks under Chapter 9 of the City Code, with limited…

Texas Penal Code Section 49.02 makes public intoxication a Class C misdemeanor. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code rules and…

Bryan does not ban public drinking outright: it's illegal only between 2:15 a.m. and 7 a.m. on weekdays, and 2:15 a.m…

Open containers of alcohol are banned on most Corpus Christi streets and sidewalks, but allowed on Padre and Mustang…

Temple prohibits consuming or possessing alcohol with intent to consume it inside Jones Park and the Temple Skate Park…

Texarkana only bans public drinking during narrow overnight windows: 2:15 a.m. to 7 a.m. most days and 2:15 a.m. to…

Travis County prohibits public consumption of alcohol in county parks and on the Highland Lakes shoreline by ordinance…

Irving has enacted no city ordinance against open containers or drinking alcohol in public. The subject is left to…