This is a well-known hotel In Mineral Wells, Texas, which was once abandoned and borderline creepy. It's considered to be one of the most haunted places in the state.
No, it is not because the aliens that are planning to take over our planet will be jamming up the systems so there's no way we can call for help when they arrive during the solar eclipse. (Well, at least we've not officially heard that being confirmed. Yes, I'm kidding for Pete's sake.)
Besides, if aliens were going to be invading our entire planet, who on earth would we call for help anyway?
Porch Pirates are horrible people who deserve to be punished. I'm all for public floggings, myself. Except for this El Paso pooch .. he's too cute to flog.
Granted, not all of these laws are quite that strange, but they will likely surprise some of us. There are also city-specific laws here in Texas that don't apply statewide. For example, when driving in El Paso, Texas, drivers are technically supposed to give a little honk when passing another car.