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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the hours of sale for liquor. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 105.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 105.01. HOURS OF SALE: LIQUOR. [(a)] Except as |
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provided in Sections 105.02, 105.03, 105.04, and 105.08, no person |
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may sell, offer for sale, or deliver any liquor: |
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(1) on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas |
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Day; |
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(2) before noon or after 6 p.m. on Sunday; or |
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(3) before 10 a.m. or after 9 p.m. on any other day. |
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[(b)
When Christmas Day or New Year's Day falls on a Sunday,
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Subsection (a) of this section applies to the following Monday.] |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |