In Re Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission v. the State of Texas

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided October 8, 2025·No. 15-25-00151-CV·Published

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15-25-00151-CV

FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 10/8/2025 2:52 PM

CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE

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15th COURT OF APPEALS

AUSTIN, TEXAS

October 8, 2025 10/8/2025 2:52:49 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE

Clerk

Christopher A. Prine via email: chris.prine@txcourts.gov Clerk of Court Fifteenth Court of Appeals P.O. Box 12852 Austin, Texas 78711

RE: In re: Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Case No. 15-25-00151-CV

Dear Mr. Prine,

I represent Relator Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission in the above captioned matter. Currently before the court is Relator’s Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Relator’s Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief. Item three of the Technology section of the General Operating Procedures of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals suggests that parties should provide copies of authorities not available on Westlaw.

As such, I am enclosing the relevant excerpt to the Texas Liquor Control Act, Acts 1937, 45th Leg., p. 1053, ch. 448, § 13.

Sincerely,

/s/ Patrick Todd Patrick Todd Assistant Attorney General Administrative Law Division P.O. Box 12548, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711-2548 Ph: (512) 936-1660 Fax: (512) 320-0167 patrick.todd@oag.texas.gov

Attorney for Relator

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FORTY-FIFTH LEGI LAT RE-R EG ' LAR E IO. . 1053

pro\'id d by statute for the annexation of such territory and the crowded condition of the Legi lative calendar, create. an emergency and an imperative public nece ·:ity that the Con titutional Rule requfring bill to be read on three • veral dav in each Hou e be and the same i hereby u pended, and thi.: Act shall take effect and be in force from and after it pa age, and it so nacted.

[ . OTE.- . B .. To. 509 pa~sed the enate, l\lay 7, 1937, by a vote of 29 yeas O nay:; pas ed the Hou e, l\Iay 10, 1937, by a vote of 112 yeas, 0 nay .]

Approved June 8, 1937. Effective June 8, 1937.

REVI I TG TEXA LIQUOR ONTROL LA,v.

HAPTER 44 .

Ao Act d fining the term "op n saloon" and prohibitinc: the opera ion ther of and pronrling penalt1 ~ for violation . furth r r i:ul:nmc: th tratl. ic in al oho Ile b , erag in thi ~ ta te and prescrihin g penalti for violatio1 s th r of: providing for the Liquor ontrol Board; ve ·tin"' the Texa: Liquor Control Board and it· repr entath'" • with additional J)O\\ rs to administer the pro,·i ion of the Texa • Liquor Control Act: pro, iding for appointm nt oi the Ad mini trator and hi. salary anti uut1 to b und r the direction of the Board; pr0Yid1ng for certain i u to he ubmitted at local option election : makin;:; provi. ion for the out ·t of local option •l ction '; r \'i ing and c t •ndlng th ~ t m of p rmit and lie n -; requir d ot p r on- n- gnged In variou pha e of th liquor trnuic and the i uaoc of am ; r quiring bond to b fil d in ~UP1>0rt of permit and pr - cribin~ t rtain hab1htict and p nalti th r on; I vying, alterin~. and clarifying f and tn her tofor le\ i d, and I \'ied by the prnvi Ion of th! Act and pro, iding for th fr collection anti alloatrn • 11ch f e and ta s coll •ct cl; authorizin the L uanc of and oth I'\\ i trencrth nin and •xt ndin~ the riow r and duti of Il nc offi r nnd of agenL and r pr nt th· of the Board; providing for m thocl and 1>roc dur In nppealin from deci Ion of th Board; d fin in nd1litional term~ 11 11 in th T xa Liquor ..,ontrol Act nnt.l in thi ct; making appropriation·; r P alfn" 1· rtain la\\ s and ,,arts or la" , in uding , ction 17, l ia. 20, 2-, :!3a, and 43 of Ar11 I 1 of 'hapt r Gi, Act of th . cont.I 'ailed Sc Ion of the 1-'ort••-fourth ., L gi lat,ir and hv • r p aling ction 35ll

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of th• T 'Xa Liquor ( ontrol Att as nact 11 by Hou e Bill • •o. I -· Act or th• H nlar io11 of th F rty-fifth L gi latur . am oding tlon :l, 3-a. l, (a), th), 5, 6, 1, 11, 12, 1·, 14, 1·, 15. 16, l!l, !!la, 2:l. 2fi, 2fi, 27. 2 , 3ll, 31, 40, ,11, 12, 4, 5. 46, ,17. and 4 or Artid, I of C'hapt r 467, A t of the ~" ond all cl .:Ion of the Forty-fourth IJ gf lature, and • lion :?l ot Article I, Chapter 467, Act . S cond 'nil d , ion, Forty-lourth L "islatur a· am nd d by • •ctiou 3 ot Articlt III, Hou e Bill , ·o. . .\ct . Third all d S Ion, Forty-tourth L" i latur ; nm nding Artie! 1 of hapt r -1 '7, Ar.t or th Second all cl : sion of th Forty-fourth L gi ·lature by ndlllng th n•to n w et10n to b kno\\n as , ctions 7 la). 7 lb), 7 (C), 1 ~ {a), 15 (u), 15 (b), 15 (C) , 15 (d). 1 5 (>), 1 7. 1 7 (a) ,

GEi ER \ L L D PE I L LAW .

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B it nact d by th Lg· at ,c of th tate of T x~:

ARTICLE I.

EC TI • 1. That ti n • f rticl I. hapter 467 Act' f he cond alled ion of the Fortv-f ourth Legi l~~ure ~e amended o a to h r af er r ad a follow~ :

''..,ec. 3 a}. The term 'op n _aloon' a. u;: d in thL Act, mean any pl "h r an • alcoholic beverage what \'er manufac _tur d in who_Ie or in part b • mean~ of the proce of di tillation . or any hquor compo d or compounded in part of di·-

ill d piri . i old or off r d for ale for be\·erage purpo e by he drink or i~ broken or un~ealed cont ainer ·. or any place where any uch liquor are old or offer d for ale for human con ump ion on he pr mi where old.

' b) . I hall be unlawful for any per on. whether a prir.-

cipal. ag nt, or employ e, o 01 rate or a i t in op rating, or to be direc ly or indirectly intere ted in t he operation of any open aloon in thi tate.

' (c . I hall be unla'\\-ful for any p r on to whom a Wine and Beer R e ailer'. Permit or Beer Re ail r'- Licen e ha been i ~u d or any officer, agent, n·ant, or employe thereof to have in hi po e ion on the licen e premi -e~, any di tilled piri or any liquor con aining alcohol in exce of fourteen (14} per cen um by volum .

' d). Any per on who dola e any portion of thi. ection hall be de med guilty of a mi demeanor, and upon conYiction ~hall be puni hed by fine of not le than One Hundred Doll_ar 10 ) nor more han One Thou and Dollar 1, 00). or by 1m-

pri onm nt in the coun y jail for no more t han one year. A_ny p r on who i , ·ice conncte under the provi ion · of thi ection hall for he econd and all ub equent offen e be puni hed by fine of not le han One Hundred Dollar ( 100 nor more than n Thou and DolJar ( 1,0 0), and by confin m n in the coun y jail for not le than thir y (30) day nor more than one year."

E . 2. That . ection 3-a, Article I. hapter 467, ~ct· of the econd ailed e ion of he Forty-four th Leg, lature be amend o a to h reafter read a foil ow :

" c. 3-a. Th follo,ving definition of word and term~ hall apply a u ed in this ~ ct : . e " ' lcoholic Bev rag ' hall m a n alcohol and any be, erag con aining more thanc: one-half of one per c n t of a lcohol . b'-'J volume

which i capable of u e f or b verage purpo e~, either a1one or when dilu ted. . h lie be\'· " • on ig nment a le' ha ll m an the d livery of alco 0

FORTY-FIFTH LEGI L 'I lff..--REG L,\R • E • IO . 1055

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