Federal Laws apply to all states. Nothing overrides a federal law. Example: marijuana is legal in the state of Washington. however, you can still be arrested and prosecuted at the federal level. Anything pertaining to federal such as mail, mail carriers, post office building are all protected under federal laws. You would serve more time and pay a heavier fine for opening someone's mail than for stealing the most expensive items from a jewelry store.
Opening other peoples' mail is a crime everywhere in the United States. It is a federal crime.
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It is a crime everywhere, as federal law protects emails under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC 2510-2521.
There is a Federal inheritance tax. And it applies to Texas as well as all of the other states.
There is no penalty in America, you get to keep it.
While there may well be state laws that cover this, the big problem is that it is a violation of Federal Law (US Postal Regulations) to "intercept" mail addressed to others.
up to 12 months in prison
it depends on the type of mail. if it is confidential then it is. if its just a regular letter in the mail, then why not. but its better u do not open it because it is not yours
If Texas did not have consitution it would be run by the federal government. Also Texas would have its schools and other programs also run by the federal government. The Right to secede from the United States would also not be there.
from taxes from innocent peoples
The Texas government has the same amount of federal power that any other state enjoys.