Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code - ALCO BEV § 61.421. Denial of License Authorizing On-Premises Consumption

(a) In this section, “applicant” has the meaning assigned by Section 11.45.

(b) The commission shall deny an application for an original or renewal license authorizing on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages if the commission has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that, during the three years preceding the date the license application was filed, a license or permit previously held under this code by the applicant, a person who owns the premises for which the license is sought, or an officer of a person who owns the premises for which the license is sought was canceled or not renewed as a result of a shooting, stabbing, or other violent act.

(c) This section does not apply to the issuance of an original or renewal license authorizing on-premises consumption for a location that holds a food and beverage certificate but does not hold a retailer late hours certificate.