Nov 19, 2020 | Alcohol Laws, Restaurants
In this era of COVID-19, hospitality business owners are dealing with more government regulations, compliance requirements, and mandates than ever before. Simply keeping the doors open has depended on scrupulous attention to detail regarding changes to rules and... 
Apr 30, 2018 | Alcohol Laws
Many lawmakers in Texas have made careers out of taking policies that lean light on regulation and rules. However, there are certainly some exceptions in the alcoholic beverage industry—many of the laws that govern the production, sale and distribution of liquor and... Nov 27, 2017 | Alcohol Laws, Dry Area
One dry Texas city is looking to become a little less so. Driven by economic reasons, the city of Keene recently announced a committee seeking to allow alcohol sales of beer and wine for off-premise consumption. In 2003, cities gained greater control over alcohol... Nov 13, 2017 | Alcohol Laws, Alcohol Permit
In a sign that perhaps the staff shake-up at the TABC over the summer is having an effect, the state’s liquor regulatory agency recently shifted toward an emphasis on warnings, rather than citations. Offenses that do not involve public safety matters will... Sep 11, 2017 | Alcohol Laws, Breweries
Any time a law that affects the legislation of alcohol licensing is updated, breweries immediately begin trying to figure out if the changes will have a direct impact on their business. Unfortunately, as is the nature of verbose regulations and legislation, the... Aug 21, 2017 | Alcohol Laws, Alcohol Permit
In response to the end of the Prohibition Era, the state of Texas adopted a three-tier system to regulate alcohol distribution and sales. This three-tier system clearly defines the roles of the three separate entities of the industry—the breweries, distributors and... Aug 21, 2017 | Alcohol Laws, Alcohol Permit
In the Lone Star State, all sales of liquor and other alcoholic beverages are regulated by the Texas Alcoholic Beverages Commission. This means that a heavy regulatory framework encapsulates the core business of most restaurateurs and bar owners. To stay on the right... Aug 10, 2017 | Alcohol Laws, Industry News
Thanks to the recent investigative efforts of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the public has again been reminded of the potential risks of drinking alcohol in a foreign country. In this case, specifically, the danger of inadvertently consuming bootleg liquor in... Apr 17, 2017 | Alcohol Laws, Breweries
Craft beer, a widely-loved and growing industry in Texas, doesn’t often find itself the target of the state legislature. This session, however, there is one bill that has some people worried: HB 3287/SB 2083. Super intriguing, we know. But since it’s started a... Mar 1, 2017 | Alcohol Laws
After legislation passed last week, the state of Utah will likely soon be the strictest DUI enforcer in the nation. The measure brings the blood alcohol content (BAC) limit for drivers down to .05% from .08%, which is generally standard in the U.S. Pending anticipated... 