Texas Justice!

Uh oh. This could be trouble if the trend catches on nationwide (in TX, Austin and Deep Ellum are screwed!). Sounds like the spokesperson is from the WTCU instead of the ABC. So many quotables here, let's begin.

Being in a bar does not exempt one from the state laws against public drunkenness, Beck said.

So the inside of a bar still counts as public? How 'bout the inside of a bathroom? See where I'm headed? Because public intoxication and public urination normally travel as a couple. And technically, since a person's car can sometimes legally be considered an extension of his house, does the opposite apply? If you're tanked on the couch, are you as good as in your vehicle? Then there's this

There are a lot of dangerous and stupid things people do when they're intoxicated, other than get behind the wheel of a car," Beck said. "People walk out into traffic and get run over, people jump off of balconies trying to reach a swimming pool and miss.

So if they just get tanked at home, the urge to do such shenanigans will disappear (but the neighbors will begin to talk when the bottles pile up in the recycling bin). To quote a beer commerical, BRILLIANT! Personally I just like to eat Cheez-its and watch B-movies when sloshed, can this pre-emptive arrest help me, too?
There's more on this at Sploid (complete with a pic, too!)
Where's a bunch of fun-lovin' libertarians when you need them?