Texas arresting people in bars for being drunk

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Since when are bars public property?

I agree , I don't see haw this could be constitunal .

I wounder if the rangers came to your house , and you were sitting quietly in side buzzed ( leagealy on say beer ) , they knocked on your door , ( by mistake , wrong address ) , could they bust you for opening the door ?? or would you have to step out side ???

Yep, bars are private property. That's why they have bouncers to kick the rowdy patrons out. The bar owner frowns on such behavior in HIS establishment. Now, if the cops stood outside the bar and arrested drunks coming out, that might be different. Still, I see drunks here coming out of bars all the time and waiting good naturely for a cab to take them home. I really don't see why the cops would do such a thing. Isn't there enough ACTUAL crime in Texas to keep law enforcement busy?

Its one thing if a rowdy drunk starts accosting people on a public sidewalk; a whole other thing if someone quietly drinks 6 martini's in a bar and then takes a cab home. Stupid thing to waste the time of law enforcement officers on and unconstitutional, as well.