NATION IN BRIEF : TEXAS : Woman Acquitted of Using Men’s Room

A woman who said she was desperate when she went to the men’s room at a concert was found not guilty of illegally using the restroom. Jurors deliberated for 23 minutes before acquitting Denise Wells of violating a Houston ordinance that prohibits people from using restrooms intended for members of the opposite sex in a manner calculated to cause a disturbance. She faced a maximum $200 fine if convicted of the misdemeanor. Wells testified that the women’s room line was so long that “I felt I was in a situation where I had to be in a restroom. I took the only option I felt was available.”