Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 251.77
CONTINUANCE OF OPERATION AS DISTRIBUTOR
Texas · Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 251.77, CONTINUANCE OF OPERATION AS DISTRIBUTOR, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/629697
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, if the sale of malt beverages is prohibited by local option election, a licensed distributor of malt beverages whose warehouse or other facilities used in connection with the distributorship are located in the area affected, has the right to continue to operate as a distributor in that area and maintain the necessary premises and facilities for distribution. The distributor continues to enjoy all the rights and privileges incident to distributorship, including the right to possess, store, warehouse, and sell malt beverages in that area, and deliver malt beverages into and out of that area.
(b) A distributor in the area affected may sell or deliver malt beverages only to licensed outlets located where the sale of malt beverages is legal.