The police chief in San Antonio recently made headlines earlier this month by proposing a city ordinance making it illegal to give to panhandlers. Panhandling itself is already illegal in many places and scenarios in the city, but the ordinance — should it pass — would make it a Class C misdemeanor to hand money out your car window to someone with a cardboard sign pleading for assistance.
We discuss the proposed panhandling ordinance in San Antonio, and then we discuss how panhandling laws here in Houston are enforced. And we explore our thoughts about panhandling in Greater Houston — do you give them money? Why or why not?
