Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 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.
Terms Used In Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 251.74
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Mixed beverage: means one or more servings of a beverage composed in whole or part of an alcoholic beverage in a sealed or unsealed container of any legal size for consumption on the premises where served or sold by the holder of a mixed beverage permit, the holder of certain nonprofit entity temporary event permits, the holder of a private club registration permit, or the holder of certain retailer late hours certificates. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
- most recent federal census: means the United States decennial census immediately preceding the action in question. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The order of the commissioners court authorizes the issuance of a mixed beverage permit.