Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.314
This is the official text of Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.314, part of Texas’s Alcoholic Beverage Code — regulates the sale and distribution of alcohol.
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§ 61.314. PROTEST BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL.
Official statutory text
(a) The following persons may protest an application for an alcoholic beverage license:
(1) the state senator, state representative, county commissioner, and city council member who represent the area in which the premises sought to be licensed are located;
(2) the commissioners court of the county in which the premises sought to be licensed are located;
(3) the county judge of the county in which the premises sought to be licensed are located;
(4) the sheriff or county or district attorney of the county in which the premises sought to be licensed are located;
(5) the mayor of the city or town in which the premises sought to be licensed are located; and
(6) the chief of police, city marshal, or city attorney of the city or town in which the premises sought to be permitted are located.
(b) The commission may give due consideration to the recommendations of a person listed under Subsection (a) when evaluating an application for a license under this code.
(1) the state senator, state representative, county commissioner, and city council member who represent the area in which the premises sought to be licensed are located;
(2) the commissioners court of the county in which the premises sought to be licensed are located;
(3) the county judge of the county in which the premises sought to be licensed are located;
(4) the sheriff or county or district attorney of the county in which the premises sought to be licensed are located;
(5) the mayor of the city or town in which the premises sought to be licensed are located; and
(6) the chief of police, city marshal, or city attorney of the city or town in which the premises sought to be permitted are located.
(b) The commission may give due consideration to the recommendations of a person listed under Subsection (a) when evaluating an application for a license under this code.
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