Do you need a license to strip?

Question

in texas? do you need a license or anything? someone said you did. I looked up texas department of license and could not find anything.. if you do where do i get one? thanks

Answer 1

The answer to your question is that there is a Houston City Ordinance (in Chapter 28, if you care) which provides for  a license to be an entertainer (dancer) in a sexually oriented business, BUT . . .

The ordinance has been challenged in court for years.  As a result, it has never been fully enforced.  The overwhelming majority of strippers in Houston are believed to not have licenses.

Bottom line:  the law says that you need a license, but the reality is that so far that law has not been effective.

I hope this helps.

Answer 2

In the city of Houston, I think you need a license to strip. Try calling one of the places and ask.

The Mens Club

Centerfolds

The Penthouse

Treasures

Legends

Fantasty

Rick's

XTC

Answer 3

Exotic dancing - yes.  You get it downtown somewhere by the HPD building.

Furniture - I'm not sure. hahaha

Answer 4

yes you have to get some kind of permit, and you have to go to 1200 Travis, the police headquarters... the office is on the side of building (the back of the main entrance). I think it says VICE or something like that I'm not sure the name of the office, but I do know for sure that's the address (I'm not a stripper but I waited in the car for my friend to get one).

Answer 5

We moved our business several times because we kept running out of room. One of the buildings we moved to was next door to a tavern. One of our first loop legged visitors from next door stopped to ask my wife where the nearest drug store was, he needed some aspirin. After she gave him directions for aspirin, he asked how to get back to the freeway to Seattle, he kind of had a memory lapse. Just then our daughter who was about 5 or 6 at the time came running up and said, "My Mommy strips". The guy looked kind of thunder struck and said, "I don't think I'll touch that one", and left. We don't know if he ever got on his way to Seattle, but every time my wife walked by our daughter for about a month she said, "My Mommy strips. . . FURNITURE" until she was sure the furniture part stuck.