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Texas Car Sales Still Banned on Sundays | Texas News
In Texas, you can shop for just about anything on Sunday—groceries, furniture, even a new TV—but cars? That’s a whole different story. Thanks to a stubborn 1961 “blue law,” dealerships can’t sell cars on both Saturday and Sunday. Most close on Sunday to honor the tradition—and because Saturday’s their busiest day. While most other Sunday sales bans vanished in 1985, this one stuck. Break it? You’ll pay—first offense: $500, then $1,000, then up to $5,000 per day. And yes, even on holiday weekends like the Fourth of July or Labor Day. It’s one of the last relics of a bygone era of commerce…
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