Hours of Sale and Consumption – On-premise license or permit (e.g., bar or restaurant):
Monday – Friday: 7 a.m. – midnightSaturday: 7 a.m. – 1 a.m. (Sunday morning)Sunday: Noon – midnight (10 a.m. – noon only with the service of food)If the establishment is in a city or county legal for late hours and they have a late-hours permit, they can sell alcohol for on-premise consumption until 2 a.m. any night of the week.
Off-premise beer/wine license or permit (e.g., convenience store or grocery store):
Monday – Friday: 7 a.m. – midnightSaturday: 7 a.m. – 1 a.m. (Sunday morning)Sunday: 10 a.m. – midnightA wine-only package store that holds a beer license may not sell wine containing more than 17% alcohol by volume on a Sunday or after 10 p.m. on any day.A wine-only package store that does not hold a beer license must have the same hours of sale as a package store.
Liquor store (also known as package store):
Monday – Saturday: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.Closed on Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.If Christmas Day or New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday, closed the following Monday.
Sports venue:
A sports venue is a public entertainment facility property that is primarily designed and used for live sporting events, as defined by Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 108.73.In addition to any other period when the sale of alcohol is authorized, a licensed or permitted premises located in a sports venue may sell alcoholic beverages between 10 a.m. and noon Sunday.
Festival, fair or concert:
In addition to any other period when the sale of alcohol is authorized, a licensed or permitted premises located at a festival, fair or concert may sell alcoholic beverages between 10 a.m. and noon Sunday.
Winery:
Monday – Saturday: 8 a.m. – midnightSunday: 10 a.m. – midnight
This depends on the type of area. An “extended-hours area” means an area subject to the extended hours of sale provided in Alcoholic Beverage Code sections 105.03 or 105.05. In an extended-hours area, a person may not consume or possess with intent to consume an alcoholic beverage in a public place:
Monday – Saturday: Before 7 a.m. or after 2:15 a.m.Sunday: Before noon or after 2:15 a.m.Exception: Consumption is legal between 10 a.m. and noon Sunday:
At an on-premise establishment when the beverage is sold along with the service of food to a customer.At a winery, fair, festival, concert or sports venue.
In a standard-hours area, a person may not consume or possess with intent to consume an alcoholic beverage in a public place:
Monday – Friday: Before 7 a.m. or after 12:15 a.m.Saturday: Before 7 a.m. or after 1:15 a.m.Sunday: Before noon or after 12:15 a.m.Exception: Consumption is legal between 10a.m. and noon Sunday:
At an on-premise establishment when it is sold along with the service of food to a customer.At a winery, fair, festival, concert or sports venue.
A general, local or branch distributor’s license holder may sell, offer for sale or deliver beer anytime except between 1 a.m. and noon Sunday.
A Wholesaler’s Permit (W) holder may sell, offer for sale or deliver liquor anytime except Sunday and Christmas Day.A Local Distributor’s Permit (LP) holder may sell, offer for sale or deliver liquor to a retailer between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. on any day except Sunday, Christmas Day or any day when a Package Store Permit (P) holder is prohibited from selling liquor.
Distributors and wholesalers of malt beverages and wine can restock, rotate, affix prices, and reset or rearrange alcoholic beverages they sell from 5 a.m. to noon Sunday. See TABC Administrative Rule 45.109(d)
When the time changes at 2 a.m. in the fall, licensees and permittees may sell for an additional hour because the legal time is 1 a.m.When daylight saving time takes place in the spring, the legal time is 3:00 a.m. when the time changes. Technically, no one should be publicly consuming or selling alcoholic beverages at that time. TABC agents have traditionally given patrons the 15 minutes they have under the extended-hours definition to consume the rest of the drinks legally purchased before 2 a.m.
Yes. There are no laws against selling alcohol on election day.
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What time is beer sold in Texas on Sunday?
When can you buy wine on Sunday? – Wine can be bought at grocery stores or other retailers starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday, and have until midnight to do so. Before HB 1518, consumers had to wait until noon on Sunday to purchase wine. A wine-only package (liquor) store that holds a beer license can not sell wine containing more than 17% alcohol by volume on Sunday. Despite changes in Texas law on when beer and wine can be sold, liquor is still not allowed to be sold on Sunday at liquor stores. Ryan C. Hermens [email protected]
Can you buy beer in Texas before 12?
Does this amendment affect when people can buy beer and wine on days other than Sunday? – No. A person may sell, offer for sale, or deliver malt beverages between 7 a.m. and midnight Monday-Friday and on Saturday nights until 1 a.m. on Sunday.
What time does 7 11 sell beer in Texas?
Does this amendment affect when people can buy beer and wine on days other than Sunday in Texas? – No. A person may sell, offer for sale, or deliver malt beverages between 7 a.m. and midnight Monday-Friday and on Saturday nights until 1 a.m. on Sunday.
Can you buy beer in supermarkets in Texas?
Battle in the Texas legislature over which alcoholic beverages can be sold in grocery stores AUSTIN (KXAN) – A new Texas bill, if passed, would allow convenience stores and grocery stores to sell popular spirit-based ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails and seltzers.
Under current laws in Texas, these beverages are permitted only to be sold in liquor stores. Current state law states alcohol products can be sold in grocery and convenience stores if they are under 17% alcohol by volume (ABV), but anything containing a spirit cannot be sold at those locations. That means beer, wine and malt beverages may be sold at these stores, but some popular ready-to-drink cocktails – such as High Noon hard seltzer which contains 4.5% ABV – may not.
” come to our stores and just don’t understand why they can’t buy this particular spirit-based product when it’s the same or less alcohol by volume. And again, we can legally sell up to 17% right now,” said Paul Hardin, CEO of the Texas Food and Fuel Association.
There are currently around 3,200 liquor stores in Texas. If HB2200, filed by Texas Rep. Justin Holland (R- Rockwall), passes, the distribution channel will open up to around 30,000 outlets, Hardin said. ” we’re doing is trying to change the logic for consumer choice, market freedom and distribution,” Hardin said.
“Alcohol is alcohol is alcohol, and we just don’t see why we can’t sell spirit-based RTDs in convenience stores and grocery stores in Texas,” he continued. Premixed cocktails or seltzers have grown in popularity in recent years. The drinks were the fastest-growing spirit category in 2022 in terms of revenue – up 35.8% in 2022, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S.
- It’s a positive fiscal note for the state of Texas of about $160 million over the biennium,” Hardin said.
- Currently, 25 states allow spirit-based premixed cocktails in grocery stores and convenience stores alongside beer and wine.
- Texas is usually the leader when it comes to market freedom,” Hardin said.
“We’re sorely lagging behind in this particular area.” Hardin said there are several businesses he is aware of that want to get these types of products on shelves but don’t want to release them until legislation like this passes. “This will pass in the state of Texas, whether it’s this session or next,” he continued.
