Texas liquor stores could open on Sundays under proposed law
There used to be a handful of things you just couldn’t do on Sundays in Texas. In fact, they were outright banned through “blue laws.” Most blue laws in Texas have been abolished, but Sunday liquor sale prohibitions have lingered.
Those restrictions would change in part under a bill filed by state Rep. Richard Peña Raymond, D-Laredo. House Bill 1100 would allow the state’s “package stores” — in other words, liquor stores — to open their doors every day of the week, between noon and 10 p.m. on Sunday and between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Monday through Saturday.
“Allowing Sunday sales in Texas is long overdue. I’ve heard from many constituents — including small business owners — who have asked me to file this bill to let the free market be free,″ Raymond said in a news release about the bill. “Now is the time for Texas to repeal this outdated law.”
Currently, selling spirits on Sundays is permitted in 42 states. And bars, restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores and hotels are legally allowed to sell other alcoholic beverages on Sundays in Texas. (Liquor, however, can’t be sold in grocery and convenience stores any day of the week.)
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