Middle-schoolers at the Magnolia School in Bee Cave wanted to know about the laws that make Austin weird, so their teacher asked KUT's ATXplained project. | hayapanjw
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I moved to Austin a few months ago, and before I moved, I could tell you three things about the city.Everyone here is weird as hell. I mean, it’s the motto, right? Keep Austin Weird. It’s what Austinites pride themselves on and for good reason. Weird isn’t bad. It’s new, it’s cool, it’s out of the ordinary.
Middle-schoolers at the Magnolia School in Bee Cave wanted to know, specifically, about the laws that make Austin weird. They asked their teacher, Hali Vik: What are the weirdest laws in Austin and Texas?“It's really important that my students put something out into the world and they hear back from adults so they know … people care,” Vik said. “So, we formulated the question and I sent it in.
She opened to bookmarked pages and pointed to some of her favorite examples of weird laws. As a woman in journalism who loves wacky crap, I wanted to see the students’ reactions.The weirdest laws in TexasCities have the right to regulate the weight and quality of the bread sold in town.
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