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Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 5.48 (2026)

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Sec. 5.48. PRIVATE RECORDS. (a) "Private records," as used in this section, means all records of a permittee, licensee, or other person other than the name, proposed location, and type of permit or license sought in an application for an original or renewal permit or license, or in a periodic report relating to the importation, distribution, or sale of alcoholic beverages required by the commission to be regularly filed by a permittee or licensee.

(b) The private records of a permittee, licensee, or other person that are required or obtained by the commission or its agents, in connection with an investigation or otherwise, are privileged unless introduced in evidence in a hearing before the commission or before a court in this state or the United States.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 402, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2025–2026 · leading case: Non-Party Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n v. Ashley Dominguez, Orlando Hayward & Reyna Hayward, Individually & as Representatives of the Est. of Niguel Hayward, Eduardo Moreno, Kelly Ray Wren, & Draggin Tools Trucking, LLC (Tex. App. 2025).

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Non-Party Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n v. Ashley Dominguez, Orlando Hayward & Reyna Hayward, Individually & as Representatives of the Est. of Niguel Hayward, Eduardo Moreno, Kelly Ray Wren, & Draggin Tools Trucking, LLC (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 3× “& Infrastructure, Inc., 647 S.W.34 613, 624 (Tex. 2022) (“[Courts] may not rewrite statutes to broaden their applicability beyond what the plain language encompasses.”

In Re Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n v. the State of Texas (2026). · cites it 3× “14 TEX. ALCO. BEV. CODE § 5.48(a) (emphasis added).”

In Re Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “6 Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 5.48. The Office of the Attorney General has construed the term “privileged” in this statute to mean “confidential” for purposes of the Public Information Act.”

— Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 5.48(a) — 1 case

In Re Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n v. the State of Texas (2026). “14 TEX. ALCO. BEV. CODE § 5.48(a) (emphasis added).”

— Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 5.48(b) — 3 cases

Non-Party Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n v. Ashley Dominguez, Orlando Hayward & Reyna Hayward, Individually & as Representatives of the Est. of Niguel Hayward, Eduardo Moreno, Kelly Ray Wren, & Draggin Tools Trucking, LLC (Tex. App. 2025). “& Infrastructure, Inc., 647 S.W.34 613, 624 (Tex. 2022) (“[Courts] may not rewrite statutes to broaden their applicability beyond what the plain language encompasses.”

In Re Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n v. the State of Texas (2026). “14 TEX. ALCO. BEV. CODE § 5.48(a) (emphasis added).”

In Re Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). “6 Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 5.48. The Office of the Attorney General has construed the term “privileged” in this statute to mean “confidential” for purposes of the Public Information Act.”

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