Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code
§ 25.06 — DENIAL OF ORIGINAL APPLICATION
AL § 25.06Title 3. LICENSES AND PERMITS · Part A. PERMITS · Ch. 25. WINE AND MALT BEVERAGE RETAILER'S PERMIT
Statute text
View on source(a)The commission shall deny an original application for a wine and malt beverage retailer's permit if the commission finds that the applicant, or the applicant's spouse, during the five years immediately preceding the application, was finally convicted of a felony or one of the following offenses:
(1)prostitution or solicitation of prostitution;
(2)a vagrancy offense involving moral turpitude;
(3)bookmaking;
(4)gambling or gaming;
(5)an offense involving controlled substances as defined in Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, or other dangerous drugs;
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Legislative history
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 105(a), eff. December 31, 2020. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 105(b), eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 807 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2021.