AC, I lived in Texas for five years and while I agree it's not really a part of "The South," I comforted myself by knowing I had not crossed the Mason/Dixon Line
I LOVE Texas! It should be a country all its own!!
When we lived in Texas in the early '80s there was no law against having an open container of alcohol in your vehicle while driving, as long as you weren't legally intoxicated. I think that law has since been taken off the books.