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Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 1.03 (2026)

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Sec. 1.03. PUBLIC POLICY. This code is an exercise of the police power of the state for the protection of the welfare, health, peace, temperance, and safety of the people of the state. It shall be liberally construed to accomplish this purpose.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 393, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1986–2026 · leading case: F.F.P. Operating Partners, L.P. v. Duenez, 237 S.W.3d 680 (Tex. 2007).
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F.F.P. Operating Partners, L.P. v. Duenez, 237 S.W.3d 680 (Tex. 2007). · cites it 7× “" TEX. ALCO. BEV.CODE § 1.03. More specifically, the Dram Shop Act codifies the exclusive action against an alcohol provider for injuries or damages resulting from the intoxication of a patron.”
Cadena Comercial USA Corp. v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n, 518 S.W.3d 318 (Tex. 2017). · cites it 2× “”122 But diaphanous, good-government precatory provisions ought not expand text beyond its contextual meaning, lest all gauzy phrases become judicial license to impose wished-for outcomes.”
Steak & Ale of Texas, Inc. v. Borneman, 62 S.W.3d 898 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2002). · cites it 3× “Additionally, the purposes behind punitive damage awards are met by the policy and provisions of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, into which the Dram Shop Act was codified.”
Smith v. Merritt, 940 S.W.2d 602 (Tex. 1997). · cites it 2× “" TEX. ALCO. BEV.CODE § 1.03. [6] A violation of Section 106.”
Glazer's Wholesale Distributors, Inc. v. Heineken USA, Inc., 95 S.W.3d 286 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2001). · cites it 2× “" Tex. Alco. Bev.Code Ann. § 1.03 (Vernon 1995).”
Holguin Exrel. Rubio v. Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, 954 S.W.2d 843 (Tex. App.—El Paso 1997). · cites it 2× “” TexAlco.Bev.Code Ann. § 1.03. The Texas Dram Shop Act, Tex.”
FLCT, Ltd. v. City of Frisco, 493 S.W.3d 238 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 2016). “” Tex. Alco. Bev.Code Ann. § 1.03 (West 2007); F.”
Merry Homes, Inc. v. Chi Hung Luu, 312 S.W.3d 938 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2010). “See Tex. Alco. Bev.Code Ann. § 1.03 (Vernon 2007) (“This code is an exercise of the police power of the state for the protection of the welfare, health, peace, temperance, and safety of the people of the state.”
Poole v. El Chico Corp., 713 S.W.2d 955 (Tex. App. 1986). “” Tex.Alco.Bev. Code Ann. § 1.03 (Vernon 1978).”
Chapa v. Club Corp. of Am., 737 S.W.2d 427 (Tex. App.—Austin 1987). “Tex.Alco.Bev. Code Ann. § 1.03 (1978). The Texas Supreme Court recently affirmed that the Code as a whole was enacted to protect the safety of the general public as well as the specific class described in a particular section of the Code.”
Bavarian Props., Inc. v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n, 870 S.W.2d 686 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth 1994). “This policy is set forth in TexAlcoBev.Code Ann. §§ 1.03 & 11.46(a)(8) (Vernon 1978 & Supp.”
Parker v. 20801, INC., 194 S.W.3d 556 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2006). “” Tex. Alco. Bev.Code Ann. § 1.03 (Vernon 2005).”
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