Gawd. California. I don't know if I could handle it.

Because of Texas' southern blue law and alcohol prohibition histories, the state today has a firm set of legal language about Private Clubs. In the 1950s, you couldn't go into a restaurant like Chili's (or whereever) and order a martini. Only private clubs could sell mixed drinks, etc. Now most of all that is gone, but the private club laws still exist.

The bathhouses in Texas are legally organized as private clubs, which makes them like your own house - and you can walk around naked in your own house, do what you want. As long as they comply with the zoning and land use regulations, fire codes, and individual cities have varying Sexually Oriented Business ordinances which might prohibit video rooms, etc. Don't serve alcohol or food, obviously.

San Antonio has three of 'em.

Federalism is extremely interesting.

Steve