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In 1973, the Texas Legislature passed Section 43.21 of the Texas Penal Code, which, in part, prohibited the sale or promotion of "obscene devices."The statute defines "obscene device" as "a device including a dildo or artificial vagina, designed or marketed as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs."
Texas [notes 6] State dish: Chili: 1977 [102] State fruit: Texas red grapefruit: 1993 [102] State pepper: Jalapeño: 1995 [102] State native pepper: Chiltepin: 1997 [102] State vegetable: Sweet onion: 1997 [102] State health nut: Native pecan: 2001 [102] State snack: Tortilla chips and salsa: 2003 [102] State bread: Pan de campo: 2005 [102 ...
The Handbook of Texas states that "The formal preservation of the history of Texas Jewry goes back to Rabbi Henry Cohen of Galveston and Rabbi David Lefkowitz of Dallas, who set out to interview as many early settlers and their families as possible. They produced a historical account for the Texas Centennial in 1936.".
The Connally Hot Oil Act of 1935 was enacted in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down Section 9 (c) of the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) in Panama Refining Co. v. Ryan. The act gave the president authority "to prohibit the transportation in interstate and foreign commerce of petroleum ... produced or withdrawn from ...
Shield laws, in general, have complicated legal issues surrounding them, primarily because they deal with interstate relations. There has also been scholarly discussion as whether abortion shield laws—particularly those prohibiting the enforcement of judgements or injunctions (provisions designed to hobble the Texas Heartbeat Act and its progeny) arising from laws limiting abortion access ...
Milton Powell was born on November 29, 1974, in Houston, Texas.He attended Yates High School, where he played football and became close friends with George Floyd. [4]Known via a variety of nicknames, including Big Poyo and Podina, Big Pokey burst onto the Houston rap scene in the early 1990s as a member of his friend DJ Screw's friend group-turned rap collective Screwed Up Click. [5]
A large dogfight developed on 16 June 1944, when 18 Yak-3s clashed with 24 German aircraft. Soviet Yak-3 fighters shot down 15 German aircraft for the loss of one Yak destroyed and one damaged. The following day, Luftwaffe activity over that section of the front had virtually ceased. [6]