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Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 61.31 (2026)

Application For License

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Sec. 61.31. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. (a) A person may file an application for a license to manufacture, distribute, store, or sell malt beverages with the commission on forms prescribed by the commission.

(b) On receipt of an application for a license under this code, the commission shall follow the procedure under Section 11.43.

(c) Each applicant for an original license shall pay the license fee authorized by commission rule.

(d) A person may not sell malt beverages during the pendency of the person's original license application. An official may not advise a person to the contrary.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 462, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1347, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 763 (S.B. 1035), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 171(a), eff. December 31, 2020.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 171(b), eff. September 1, 2021.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1991–2017 · leading case: Cadena Comercial USA Corp. D/B/A Oxxo v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n, 518 S.W.3d 318 (Tex. 2017).
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Cadena Comercial USA Corp. D/B/A Oxxo v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n, 518 S.W.3d 318 (Tex. 2017). · cites it 2× “”77 The Code provides a definition for “person,” so the court then held that all parties—FEMSA, 74 Order Den.”
Simpson v. Canales, 806 S.W.2d 802 (Tex. 1991). · cites it 2× “313; and various other matters, Tex.Alco.Bev.Code § 61.31 (license applications in certain counties), Tex.”
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n v. Twenty Wings, Ltd. & TWI XXV, Inc., Judy Hall, Dir., as Partners D/B/A Hooters, 112 S.W.3d 647 (Tex. App. 2003). “See Tex Alco. Bev.Code Ann. §§ 61.31, 61.32 (Vernon Supp.”
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n v. Carlos Sanchez, D/B/A Tierra Caliente Bar & Grill (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “(1) See Tex. Alco. Bev. Code Ann. §§ 61.31 (a), 25.”
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n v. Twenty Wings, Ltd. & TWI XXV, Inc., Judy Hall, Dir., as Partners D/B/A Hooters (Tex. App. 2003). “67(a) of the alcoholic beverage code provides as follows: An appeal from an order of the commission or administrator refusing, canceling, or suspending a permit or license may be taken to the district court of the county in which the applicant, licensee, or permittee resides or…”
St. Agnes Academy, Sharpstown Civic Ass'n, & Clarewood House Residents Ass'n v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n & Club Bellaire, Inc. D/B/A El Corral (Tex. App. 2012). “In the event of such an appeal, the statute provided that "[a]ny person appealing from the judgment of the County Judge shall give bond for all costs incident to such appeal and shall be required to pay such costs if the judgment on appeal is unfavorable to the applicant but not…”
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