Texans have 66 hours during the week to buy bottled liquor under current law, but two bills filed this session could allow 10 more hours of shopping time by letting liquor stores stay open on Sundays.
State Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen, and Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, who have both received campaign donations from alcohol lobbying groups, have filed companion bills, Senate Bill 236 and House Bill 421, that would abolish the state's “blue laws” limiting alcohol sales on Sundays. The bills would also extend liquor sales by an hour both in the morning and the evening on Monday through Thursday, allowing sales from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The LMT police blotter just expanded to one whole page. lol
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ReplyDeleteMore DWIs, and the mayor is going to lose his s***.
ReplyDeleteIs this really a big deal in a state where you can go into any convenience store and buy a beer for the road which they put in a small brown paper bag for you?
ReplyDeleteYes, they have to make sure they keep those paper bags in stock or their customers would go elsewshere. How about the infamous beer runs where you're able to buy beer even as sit behind the wheel and drive off immediately after popping the top? Pffffft! No good.
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