(This is the sort of thing that was written before the creation of the Punishment Standards Commission, leading to the re-write of the Penal Code in 1994).

Unnecessary laws causing more harm than good
8/8/2007

Newsroom

Texas has more than 23--hundred felony laws on the books, and one group thinks that number is ridiculous.

The Texas Public Policy Foundation, a libertarian group, suspects many of these laws are on the books not to punish wrongdoing, but to raise money. Take the one thousand dollar surcharge slapped on drunk driving and similar offenses.

One in ten Austin residents has a warrant out for their arrest. The foundations Mark Levin says unlicensed delivery of grain is a more serious crime in Texas than attempted sexual assault of a child.

... go to our Publications page and order a copy of "Texas Crimes."

The dang thing just keeps getting bigger and bigger after every session!