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Liquor stores are allowed to operate in Texas from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. However, people can buy beer or wine from grocery and convenience stores on Christmas Eve.
Per Texas law, liquor stores are required to close on Sundays and major holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s.
For a 61-hour period during New Year's, Texans will be prohibited from visiting liquor stores as multiple liquor laws will prohibit alcohol sales.
Privately owned retail liquor stores tend to be open on Sundays, public (federal & state) holidays, and later hours than state-owned liquor stores. State-owned liquor stores are closed on Sundays and public holidays. If a state-owned liquor store is located in an unincorporated area, only the state sales tax and county sales tax is collected ...
While Texas has no statewide ban on prohibiting public consumption of alcohol, local municipalities can have a say in banning open containers in certain areas. Under Texas Penal Code, an open ...
Voter approval is required (at the appropriate county-wide, precinct-wide, or city-wide region) to approve such sales. Separate votes are required for 1) "on-premise" (sales at a restaurant or bar for consumption at that location) beer and wine sales, 2) "off-premise" (sales for consumption elsewhere, such as at home) beer and wine sales, 3) on-premise liquor sales, and 4) off-premise liquor ...
This means that when liquor stores close at 9 p.m. Saturday, they’re legally not allowed to open again until 10 a.m. Tuesday. That’s 61 hours of liquor stores being legally closed.
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, or TABC (formerly the Texas Liquor Control Board), is a Texas public agency responsible for regulating, inspecting, and taxing the production, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages within the state. The agency was established in 1935 and is headquartered in Austin.