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A person must be at least 15-17 years of age to publicly drink an alcoholic beverage in Texas, with some exceptions. [1]Texas is one of ten states (California, Colorado, Maryland, Montana, New York, Texas, West Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming) that allow consumption by minors in the presence of consenting and supervising family members.
21 (exemptions: (1) a person over age eighteen who is an employee or permit holder under section 30-90a and who possesses alcoholic liquor in the course of such person's employment or business, (2) a minor who possesses alcoholic liquor on the order of a practicing physician, or (3) a minor who possesses alcoholic liquor while accompanied by a ...
Can parents in Fort Worth serve alcohol to minors?
Selling, serving and giving alcohol to a minor is a class 4 felony punishable by up to 18 months in prison, [106] except when "a parent, legal guardian or adult spouse of a minor serves alcoholic beverages to that minor on real property, other than licensed premises, under the control of the parent, legal guardian or adult spouse", [107] or for ...
Whether you're a Texas native or visiting, you may learn something from this guide to Texas alcohol laws. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
Texas law is pretty clear on minors drinking alcohol. The fine print might surprise you.
Social host ordinances have been enacted in a number of jurisdictions to attempt to limit the parties where adults may permit minors to drink. [21] Social host laws or ordinances have proliferated in the last ten years because it has been too difficult for law enforcement to prove which adults furnished or served alcohol to minors in their own ...
In most of Texas, drinking alcohol in public doesn’t break any laws. But in certain places, including parts of Fort Worth, you could end up getting charged and fined.