The Texas Legislature is considering making a balloon release a Class C misdemeanor. Two heartbroken Texas sisters Gypsy and Story Retting wrote moving notes to their late father and attached to a balloon and released it up to the sky.Mass balloon releases are illegal in several states, cities, and countries. A 10-year-old in Kansas attached a note to a bunch of helium balloons and sent them off into the sky. A balloon released in North Richland Hills landed 972 miles away, in a dogwood tree near Cincinnati, Ohio. It's not illegal, but some states have already made balloon release laws. You can still release balloons in memory of a loved one or another occasion in Texas.