A city by charter may prohibit the sale of liquor in all or part of the residential sections of the city.
Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 109.31
MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF LIQUOR
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case MJR's Fare of Dallas, Inc. v. City of Dallas (1990)
Most recently applied in the City of Fort Worth and David Cooke, in His Official Capacity as Fort Worth City Manager v. Stephannie Lynn Rylie, Texas C&D Amusements, Inc., and Brian and Lisa Scott D/B/A TSCA and D/B/A River Bottom Pub (October 2018)
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 525, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.