On proper petition by the required number of voters of a county, justice precinct, or municipality in the county, the commissioners court shall order a local option election in the political subdivision to determine whether the sale of alcoholic beverages of one or more of the various types and alcoholic contents shall be prohibited or legalized in the political subdivision.
Tex. Elec. Code § 501.021
ELECTION TO BE HELD BY PETITION
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In Re Davis (2008)
Most recently applied in Combs v. Texas Entertainment Ass'n, Inc. (June 2009)
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 975 (H.B. 1799), Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.