May 21, 2021 | Alcohol Laws, Industry News, Private Clubs, Restaurants
Texas Loves Liquor To-Go It’s official! Beer, wine, and mixed drinks will continue to be allowed in to-go and delivery orders in the state of Texas. On May 12, 2021 Governor Greg Abbot signed House Bill 1024 immediately permitting the sale of alcohol in take-out... 
May 11, 2021 | Alcohol Laws, Alcohol Permit, Industry News, Private Clubs, Restaurants
Major long-term changes are in the works for alcohol to-go sales. As a response to COVID-19, Texas Governor Greg Abbott suspended regulations to permit the sale of alcohol directly to consumers for off-premises consumption. In April, the Texas Legislature passed a... 
Mar 31, 2021 | Alcohol Laws, Alcohol Permit, Industry News
The TABC Sunset bill required the agency to consolidate many of its licenses and permits during the last legislative session. Coinciding with the launch of the new AIMS system on September 1, all current TABC licensed businesses will be operating under the new license... 
Mar 25, 2021 | Alcohol Laws
TABC has made its final COVID-19 related extension of Cash and Credit Law penalty exemptions. Normal enforcement will resume on April 2, 2021. Cash and credit laws remain in effect. Per TABC communication: Upper Tier Members Are still required to comply... 
Mar 19, 2021 | Alcohol Laws, Alcohol Permit, Bars, Breweries, Industry News, Restaurants
TABC will not accept new applications for licenses from August 1 – August 31, 2021. That includes applications for original primary licenses, subordinate authorities like Food and Beverage Certificates, or supplemental changes, such as location, ownership, business... 
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... 