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From its Texas Rangers to its enthusiastic take on the death penalty, the Lone Star State has long been known for its aggressive stance on law enforcement. Thanks to a strange new law, it's a sting that may soon be felt by a number of the state's computer-repair people.
A recently passed law requires that Texas computer-repair technicians have a private-investigator license, according to a story posted by a Dallas-Fort Worth CW affiliate.
In order to obtain said license, technicians must receive a criminal justice degree or participate in a three-year apprenticeship. Those shops that refuse to participate will be forced to shut down. Violators of the new law can be hit with a $4,000 dollar fine and up to a year in jail, penalties that apply to customers who seek out their services.
Some of the area's larger companies already employee technicians with PI licenses, a fact which generally doesn't apply to small computer repair shops.
Texas, for having a reputation of conservativism, is a very liberal state legally. Part of my job has to do with knowing what states suck legally and, while certainly not on the same level as California, Texas is definitely a legal nightmare.
stupid, yes, but i guess somehow it made sense to a politician. i like a lot of texas' other laws...... such as it being legal to drink beer while driving, as long as you're not drunk.
New Texas Law... 
