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TX Alco Bev Code § 251.73 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Alcoholic Beverage Code|Title 6 - Local Option Elections|Chapter 251 - Local Option Status|Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Local Option Provisions|Section 251.73. Prevailing Status: Resolution of Conflicts

Sec. 251.73.  PREVAILING STATUS:  RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS.  To insure that each voter has the maximum possible control over the status of the sale of alcoholic beverages in the area where he resides:(1)  the status that resulted from or is the result of a duly called election for an incorporated city or town prevails against the status that resulted from or is the result of a duly called election in a justice precinct or county in which the incorporated city or town, or any part of it is contained;  and(2)  the status that resulted or is the result of a duly called election for a justice precinct prevails against the status that resulted from or is the result of a duly called election in an incorporated city or town in which the justice precinct is wholly contained or in a county in which the justice precinct is located.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 555, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Alco Bev Code § 251.74 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Alcoholic Beverage Code|Title 6 - Local Option Elections|Chapter 251 - Local Option Status|Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Local Option Provisions|Section 251.74. Airport and Stadium as Wet Areas

Sec. 251.74.  AIRPORT AND STADIUM AS WET AREAS.  (a)  This section applies to any county:(1)  that has a population of more than 240,000, according to the most recent federal census;(2)  in which the sale of all alcoholic beverages has been legalized in all or any part of the county;  and(3)  where, at the general election on November 3, 1970, the voters approved the constitutional amendment authorizing the sale of mixed beverages on a local option basis.(b)  In a county covered by this section, the commissioners court may designate as an area wet for the sale of mixed beverages only:(1)  the area encompassed by the building structure of a professional sports stadium, used wholly or partly for professional sporting events and having a seating capacity of at least 40,000, and not more than 125 acres of adjacent land used for the benefit of the stadium, regardless of ownership of the land, if no registered voters reside there;  and(2)  the area encompassed by a regional airport.(c)  The order of the commissioners court authorizes the issuance of a mixed beverage permit.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 555, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1324, ch. 276, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.|
TX Alco Bev Code § 251.741 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Alcoholic Beverage Code|Title 6 - Local Option Elections|Chapter 251 - Local Option Status|Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Local Option Provisions|Section 251.741. Certain Airports as Wet Areas

Sec. 251.741.  CERTAIN AIRPORTS AS WET AREAS.  In addition to those areas declared wet by order of the commissioners court under the authority of Section 251.74 of this code, in a county with a population of more than 175,000 according to the most recent federal census where the sale of mixed beverages only is legalized in the most populous city in the county by a local option election held after May 18, 1971, the area actually encompassed by any municipal airport under the jurisdiction of that city is wet for the sale of mixed beverages only.  Subsequent local option elections held by that city do not affect the local option status of the airport unless the result of the election prohibits the sale of mixed beverages, in which case the provisions of this section do not apply.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1184, ch. 453, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Alco Bev Code § 251.742 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Alcoholic Beverage Code|Title 6 - Local Option Elections|Chapter 251 - Local Option Status|Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Local Option Provisions|Section 251.742. Municipal Alcoholic Beverage Zone

Sec. 251.742.  MUNICIPAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ZONE.  (a)  In this section, "commercial area" means a contiguous area:(1)  in which 75 percent or more of the land area, excluding street rights-of-way, is devoted to or restricted to any combination of retail, restaurant, entertainment, office, government, or business uses; and(2)  that includes at least 20 commercial establishments.(b)  This section applies only to a municipality that:(1)  has a population of 15,000 or more; and(2)  is located in two counties one of which:(A)  has a population of 340,000 or more; and(B)  borders the Gulf of Mexico.(c)  The governing body of a municipality by resolution may propose a zone within a commercial area of the municipality to be designated as a zone in which the legal sale of one or more prohibited types or classifications of alcoholic beverages may be considered in a local option election under this section.  The resolution must describe the boundaries of the proposed zone.(d)  The governing body of the municipality shall order an election on the issue and prepare the ballot for the election that describes the boundaries of the proposed zone and permits voting for or against one of the ballot issues prescribed by Section 501.035, Election Code, with respect to the proposed zone.(e)  The qualified voters of a municipality may petition the governing body of the municipality, in the manner prescribed by Chapter 501, Election Code, to order an election to alter the status of the sale of any type or classification of alcoholic beverages that has been legalized in a zone by an election conducted under this section.(f)  An election conducted under this section shall be conducted within the entire boundaries of the municipality in which an alcoholic beverage zone is proposed as those boundaries exist on the date of the election.  The results of the election affect only the wet or dry status of the area within the boundaries of the zone.(g)  The provisions for conducting a local option election under Chapter 501, Election Code, apply to an election conducted under this section to the extent those provisions do not conflict with this section.(h)  The results of an election conducted under this section do not affect the legal sale of one or more types or classifications of alcoholic beverages that are permitted in the zone because of the zone's inclusion in a political subdivision.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 124 (S.B. 1216), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Alco Bev Code § 251.75 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Alcoholic Beverage Code|Title 6 - Local Option Elections|Chapter 251 - Local Option Status|Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Local Option Provisions|Section 251.75. Continuance of Operation as Brewer

Sec. 251.75.  CONTINUANCE OF OPERATION AS BREWER.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, if the sale of malt beverages is prohibited in an area by a local option election, a holder of a brewer's license that was issued prior to the election may not be denied an original or renewal brewer's license for the same location on the ground that the local option status of the area prohibits the sale of malt beverages.  Except for the right to sell malt beverages contrary to the local option status of the area, the licensee may engage in all activities authorized by the license, including the brewing, possessing, storing, and packaging of malt beverages, and transporting the malt beverages to an area where the sale of malt beverages is legal.  The licensee may deliver malt beverages at the licensee's premises to a purchaser from outside the state, an authorized carrier, or distributor.  The purchaser, carrier, or distributor may not receive the malt beverages for transportation unless there has first been an order, acceptance, and payment or legal satisfaction of payment in an area where the sale of malt beverages is legal.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 556, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 383, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Alco Bev Code § 251.76 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Alcoholic Beverage Code|Title 6 - Local Option Elections|Chapter 251 - Local Option Status|Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Local Option Provisions|Section 251.76. Continuance of Operation as Distiller and Rectifier

Sec. 251.76.  CONTINUANCE OF OPERATION AS DISTILLER AND RECTIFIER.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a person who has been issued a distiller's and rectifier's permit may not subsequently be denied an original or renewal distiller's and rectifier's permit for the same location on the ground that the sale of distilled spirits has been prohibited in the area by a local option election.  A person holding a permit at the time of the election or issued a permit under this section may exercise all privileges granted by this code to the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit, including the manufacturing, possessing, storing, packaging, and bottling of distilled spirits and the transportation of them to areas in which their sale is legal.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 556, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1354, ch. 278, Sec. 58, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Alco Bev Code § 251.77 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Alcoholic Beverage Code|Title 6 - Local Option Elections|Chapter 251 - Local Option Status|Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Local Option Provisions|Section 251.77. Continuance of Operation as Distributor

Sec. 251.77.  CONTINUANCE OF OPERATION AS DISTRIBUTOR.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, if the sale of malt beverages is prohibited by local option election, a licensed distributor of malt beverages whose warehouse or other facilities used in connection with the distributorship are located in the area affected, has the right to continue to operate as a distributor in that area and maintain the necessary premises and facilities for distribution.  The distributor continues to enjoy all the rights and privileges incident to distributorship, including the right to possess, store, warehouse, and sell malt beverages in that area, and deliver malt beverages into and out of that area.(b)  A distributor in the area affected may sell or deliver malt beverages only to licensed outlets located where the sale of malt beverages is legal.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 556, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 384, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Alco Bev Code § 251.78 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Alcoholic Beverage Code|Title 6 - Local Option Elections|Chapter 251 - Local Option Status|Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Local Option Provisions|Section 251.78. Continuance of Operation as Wholesaler

Sec. 251.78.  CONTINUANCE OF OPERATION AS WHOLESALER.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, if the sale of the type or types of liquor authorized to be sold by the holder of a wholesaler's permit whose warehouse or other facility used in connection with the wholesale operation is prohibited in an area by local option election, the holder of the wholesaler's permit shall have the right to continue to operate as a wholesaler in that area and maintain the necessary premises and facilities for the wholesale operation.  The wholesaler shall enjoy all the rights and privileges incident to the permit, including the right to possess, store, warehouse, sell, deliver, and receive liquor.(b)  A wholesaler in the area affected may only sell or deliver liquor to permittees located where the sale of liquor is legal.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 556, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Alco Bev Code § 251.79 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Alcoholic Beverage Code|Title 6 - Local Option Elections|Chapter 251 - Local Option Status|Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Local Option Provisions|Section 251.79. Areas in Which Certain Permits and Licenses May Be Issued

Sec. 251.79.  AREAS IN WHICH CERTAIN PERMITS AND LICENSES MAY BE ISSUED.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a wholesaler's permit, general class B wholesaler's permit, or general or branch distributor's license may be issued and licensed premises maintained in any area where the sale of any alcoholic beverage is legal.  A person issued a permit or license under this section may exercise all rights and privileges of other permittees and licensees of the same class.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 557, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 385, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Alco Bev Code § 251.80 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Alcoholic Beverage Code|Title 6 - Local Option Elections|Chapter 251 - Local Option Status|Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Local Option Provisions|Section 251.80. Change in Precinct Boundaries

Sec. 251.80.  CHANGE IN PRECINCT BOUNDARIES.  (a)  A local option election held in a justice precinct shall be held in the territory comprising the justice precinct at the time the election is held.  If a justice precinct has established  a local option status as a result of a previous local option election in the justice precinct, such status shall remain in effect until the status is changed as the result of a subsequent local option election in the precinct.  If the boundaries of the justice precinct have changed since such status was established, a subsequent local option election will only change the local option status in the territory that is part of the justice precinct on the date of the subsequent local option election.(a-1)  For purposes of a local option election, a newly created justice precinct shall be considered to have not held a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages.  Any local option status established in the territory comprising the new justice precinct that resulted from a local option election held in the territory when the territory was part of another justice precinct remains in effect until that status is changed by a local option election held in the new justice precinct.(b)  Nothing in this section is intended to affect the operation of Section 251.73 of this code.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1298, Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 435, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 975 (H.B. 1799), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1298 (H.B. 2818), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1298 (H.B. 2818), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Alco Bev Code § 251.81 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Alcoholic Beverage Code|Title 6 - Local Option Elections|Chapter 251 - Local Option Status|Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Local Option Provisions|Section 251.81. Sale of Wine

Sec. 251.81.  SALE OF WINE.  (a)  If the sale of wine was approved in an area by a local option election, other than a local option election that approved the sale of all alcoholic beverages, before September 1, 1999, an alcoholic beverage license or permit holder may not sell in that area wine containing more than 14 percent alcohol by volume unless a subsequent local option election approves the sale of wine or wine and other alcoholic beverages.(b)  The commission shall, on the face of each alcoholic beverage license or permit, indicate whether the holder may sell wine and, if the license or permit holder may sell wine, whether the holder may sell wine up to 14 percent alcohol or 17 percent alcohol by volume.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 418, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Alco Bev Code § 251.811 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Alcoholic Beverage Code|Title 6 - Local Option Elections|Chapter 251 - Local Option Status|Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Local Option Provisions|Section 251.811. Sale of Malt Beverages

Sec. 251.811.  SALE OF MALT BEVERAGES.  (a)  If before September 1, 2021, the sale of beer was approved in an area by a local option election that approved the sale of beer only, an alcoholic beverage license or permit holder may not sell in that area malt beverages containing more than five percent alcohol by volume unless a subsequent local option election approves the sale of malt beverages or malt beverages and other alcoholic beverages.(b)  The commission shall, on the face of each retail license, indicate whether the holder may only sell malt beverages that do not exceed five percent alcohol by volume.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 386, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Alco Bev Code § 251.82 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Alcoholic Beverage Code|Title 6 - Local Option Elections|Chapter 251 - Local Option Status|Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Local Option Provisions|Section 251.82. Election in Certain Cities and Towns

Sec. 251.82.  ELECTION IN CERTAIN CITIES AND TOWNS.  For the purposes of an election conducted under Section 501.109, Election Code, a reference in this code:(1)  to the county is considered to refer to the city or town;(2)  to the commissioners court is considered to refer to the governing body of the city or town;(3)  to the county clerk or registrar of voters is considered to refer to the secretary of the city or town or, if the city or town does not have a secretary, to the person performing the functions of a secretary of the city or town; and(4)  to the county judge is considered to refer to the mayor of the city or town or, if the city or town does not have a mayor, to the presiding officer of the governing body of the city or town.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 975 (H.B. 1799), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 1.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 1 - Uniform Commercial Code|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1.101. Short Titles

Sec. 1.101.  SHORT TITLES.  (a)  This title may be cited as the Uniform Commercial Code.(b)  This chapter may be cited as Uniform Commercial Code--General Provisions.|Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 542, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 1.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 1 - Uniform Commercial Code|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1.102. Scope of Chapter

Sec. 1.102.  SCOPE OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies to a transaction to the extent that it is governed by another chapter of this title.|Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 542, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 1.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 1 - Uniform Commercial Code|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1.103. Construction of Title to Promote Its Purposes and Policies; Applicability of Supplemental Principles of Law

Sec. 1.103.  CONSTRUCTION OF TITLE TO PROMOTE ITS PURPOSES AND POLICIES;  APPLICABILITY OF SUPPLEMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW.  (a)  This title must be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies, which are:(1)  to simplify, clarify and modernize the law governing commercial transactions;(2)  to permit the continued expansion of commercial practices through custom, usage and agreement of the parties;  and(3)  to make uniform the law among the various jurisdictions.(b)  Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this title, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant and the law relative to capacity to contract, principal and agent, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, bankruptcy, or other validating or invalidating cause shall supplement its provisions.|Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 542, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 1.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 1 - Uniform Commercial Code|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1.104. Construction Against Implied Repeal

Sec. 1.104.  CONSTRUCTION AGAINST IMPLIED REPEAL.  This title being a general act intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter, no part of it shall be deemed to be impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation if such construction can reasonably be avoided.|Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 542, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 1.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 1 - Uniform Commercial Code|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1.105. Severability

Sec. 1.105.  SEVERABILITY.  If any provision or clause of this title or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this title which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this title are severable.|Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 542, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 1.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 1 - Uniform Commercial Code|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1.106. Use of Singular and Plural; Gender

Sec. 1.106.  USE OF SINGULAR AND PLURAL;  GENDER.  In this title, unless the statutory context otherwise requires:(1)  words in the singular number include the plural, and those in the plural include the singular;  and(2)  words of any gender also refer to any other gender.|Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 542, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 1.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 1 - Uniform Commercial Code|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1.107. Section Captions

Sec. 1.107.  SECTION CAPTIONS.  Section captions are parts of this title.|Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 542, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Bus & Com Code § 1.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Business and Commerce Code|Title 1 - Uniform Commercial Code|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1.108. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

Sec. 1.108.  RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT.  This title modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq.) but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c)) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7003(b)).|Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 542, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|