Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 251.811
This is the official text of Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 251.811, part of Texas’s Alcoholic Beverage Code — regulates the sale and distribution of alcohol.
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§ 251.811. SALE OF MALT BEVERAGES.
Official statutory text
(a) If before September 1, 2021, the sale of beer was approved in an area by a local option election that approved the sale of beer only, an alcoholic beverage license or permit holder may not sell in that area malt beverages containing more than five percent alcohol by volume unless a subsequent local option election approves the sale of malt beverages or malt beverages and other alcoholic beverages.
(b) The commission shall, on the face of each retail license, indicate whether the holder may only sell malt beverages that do not exceed five percent alcohol by volume.
(b) The commission shall, on the face of each retail license, indicate whether the holder may only sell malt beverages that do not exceed five percent alcohol by volume.
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