# Can You an Open Container in Your Car in Texas?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 17, 2000, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-an-open-container-in-your-car-in-texas/41662 "2000-11-17T21:40:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![JBDivmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-an-open-container-in-your-car-in-texas/41662/41 "2013-08-04T05:40:42Z")

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In Houston, Texas some city LEO’s _might_ ‘let you slide’, under some conditions. (ie: you’re not on the way home after ‘drunk thirty’ or you’re obviously not even moderately impaired and you’re pretty close to home. YMMV)

Texas State Troopers don’t cut _ **any** _ slack, at _ **any** _ time. :eek:  
_ **Everybody** _ in the vehicle with an open container gets a $250 citation.  
Of course, the driver will have to successfully pass a field sobriety test before he gets _his_ citation. 😉

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**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-an-open-container-in-your-car-in-texas/41662/42 "2013-08-06T04:07:12Z")

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Nothing against cops, but generally what you hear from them is very wrong in many cases. Most states have passed very similar laws due to federal funding. I think only a handful of states still allow open booze in cars. MS, I believe is one for all alcohol, and WV is beer only for consumption; no consumption of wine or liquor, but no open container law.

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