I play in bands, in bars, for drunk people.

I get drunk, depending on the size of the band's bar tab.

Texas is supposed to have more common sense than this.

Society is going downhill when somebody thinks this is a good idea.

then YOU My Friend are going to jail.:right:

Then, my good sir, I'll see you at the Supreme fucking Court.

DON'T TREAD ON ME

It may come to that...
and isn't THAT a fucked up idea - heading to the Supreme Court to have a drink!!
Now what I would like to know is who thought this up in the first place????

I like when you call me SIR!! lol

this was in the paper today:


here is the link to the story:
Houston Chronicle

I can understand the 'reason' for wanting to do something like this - aka - getting drunk drivers off the road before they have a chance to kill someone. However, I think it is a violation of our constitutional rights to go about it this way.

I think the funding could better be spent in doing random breathalyzer tests at bars (not arresting people, but letting them know they are indeed, too drunk to drive) and getting them a cab to take em home.

But then again, I rarely drink, and when I do, I never drive. So the logic perhaps is lost on me.

You wish we still had private property in this country.

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Does SB 881 help us out at all? I just checked in and saw that the Saha's got to keep their farm, but I don't know that sb881 would have prevented the whole very expensive mess. Anyone?
Under Blight, one of the definitions reads
That could be loosly interpreted.... could be my house. I wonder what definition was used to condemn the Saha farm, prior to the changes enacted by this bill?

Let's see?
Well, that's pretty clear...... let's look at the exception in (b).
OK, they can if you don't care. Not prevail? If you object to the condemnation and they say tough shit, they can use it for commercial use? WTF!
OK, they can for a quasi-public service like busses and if the business isn't a major part of the project. Hmmmmm.
Oh, tricky. Legally, any violation of the building code is reason the revoke your occupancy permit, which makes it "unfit for human habitation". It usually doesn't go that far...but it could.
I can understand they don't want the courts to knock this bill apart because of conflict with a previous law.
So they can take another property for WalMart and yours for a driveway.
The bottom line seems to be; they can't take your property for private business unless they want to. What a sham....what a shame.:mad:

On the upside, more people are pushing back. There is a big fight developing just North of us (NYS) where a gas pipeline is coming through. It isn't a big deal if your property is large enough to accomodate it, since natural gas pipelines are usually pretty safe. Unfortunately, the present route goes through one families' mature timber stand and anothers' small river bounded property which will become unsuitable for building. There has to be a better way to do this stuff. If they started by asking property owners if they'd consider hosting the line and base their route on willingness to participate, they'd possibly do better. They would rather use lawyers and government to push folks around though.

If they started by asking property owners if they'd consider hosting the line and base their route on willingness to participate, they'd possibly do better.

Griff , Think about that for sec , asking the land owners IF they want a gas main run thru their front yard , who the HELL is going to allow that ??

Actually, my development was built around an underground gas pipeline. In some cases, it passes into peoples yards.

It really comes down to compensation. If it meant a payment of $100 per month for the average house to act as host, there might be some people who would go for it. As an added bonus, you would have automatic caretakers since it would be in the residents interest to report signs of a leak.

Yep. money

When I bought my place, in 1978, I was reading the deed (after the sale of course:redface: ) and it said there was a petroleum pipeline right-of-way.
Yipes! So I got the name of the pipeline company and called them in the Midwest, maybe Ohio.
I gave them my name and address and told them my problem. Within 3 minutes the had someone on the phone explaining the line didn't cross my land, but down the road a little ways.
The line had been put in before the property was subdivided and would show on all deeds descended from that property.
They really blew me away when they started describing all the properties involved. I mean every feature, slopes, notable rocks, even big trees. They knew it up, down and sideways.
Now, this pipeline runs for hundreds of miles but they had all the details for my little area in minutes. I was impressed.

Hey Texas... got a word for ya'. Speakeasy.
Cops... do your damn job, not just some ploy to make jack for the county, this is a sick travesty. Protect and serve my ass.