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Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code - ALCO BEV § 28.101. Public Consumption

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) This section applies only to a mixed beverage permit holder whose premises are located in a municipality that:

(1) has a population of less than 15,000;

(2) is located in a county with a population of less than 65,000; and

(3) contains a historic preservation district that borders a lake.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 28.10 or any other law, the holder of a mixed beverage permit whose permitted premises are located on property owned by a municipality that contains a municipally owned conference center and that borders a lake may permit a patron to leave the permitted premises, even though the patron possesses an alcoholic beverage, if:

(1) the beverage is in an open container and appears to be possessed for present consumption; and

(2) the public consumption of alcoholic beverages or possession of an open container of an alcoholic beverage is not prohibited on the municipally owned property where the permitted premises are located.

(c) This section does not affect the prohibition against possessing an open container in a passenger area of a motor vehicle under Section 49.031, Penal Code.

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