91.   But Texas laws prohibit teacher strikes and closed shops -- agreements that forbid employment of non-union members.

92.   But the Clinton administration has denounced the measures and said federal law prohibits medical use of the drug except in a few cases.

93.   But the law prohibits civil servants and students from wearing them because of their religious connotations.

94.   But the laws explicitly prohibit federal officeholders, political candidates, or national parties from soliciting soft money for state and local parties.

95.   But the governor could not go this route because a federal law prohibits states from taxing the type of insurance coverage provided by most large employers.

96.   But the law prohibits cutting the staff.

97.   But the law does prohibit an employer from listening to a personal phone conversation unless the employee has been notified that his or her conversations could be monitored.

98.   But the law prohibited the rifles being loaned to nonmilitary personnel.

99.   But the treasurer and his aides insisted that state law does not prohibit calling a lottery outlet to buy a ticket.

100.   But the cable operators said that federal law prohibited the city from placing commercial programming on city-run stations, even if the commercials themselves were removed.