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Sunday sales While restaurants, bars, and grocery and convenience stores can all sell alcohol on Sundays , liquor stores cannot. Under current law, Texas liquor stores cannot operate on Sundays and can only remain open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on other days of the week.
noon until midnight
Hours of Alcohol Sales Retail Liquor Stores Monday through Saturday, 9:00am until 7:00pm. Closed Sunday Other Beer sales are 24 hours a day Monday through Saturday. No Sunday sales permitted unless allowed by county.
The bag ban that was approved in the recent election doesn’t allow most stores to provide single-use bags but, they noted, there’s nothing in the law that requires people to buy bags and there’s no law that says beer or wine needs to be bagged .
In Texas , a minor may consume an alcoholic beverage if it is in the visible presence of the minor’s adult parent , guardian or spouse. Internal possession is not explicitly prohibited. Purchase is prohibited, but youth MAY PURCHASE for law enforcement purposes.
The Texas House voted Thursday to allow stores to sell beer and wine starting at 10 a.m. on Sundays , two hours earlier than current law allows. AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House voted Thursday to allow stores to sell beer and wine starting at 10 a.m. on Sundays , two hours earlier than current law allows.
The Texas Alcohol and Beverage Code permits manufacture or storage of not more than 200 gallons of wine, malt liquor , or beer by a person for his own private use or the use of his family. However, you may not sell guests any of your home -brewed beer.
The Texas House passed a bill that would allow stores to sell wine and beer starting at 10 a.m. on Sundays. Currently, Texas state law says that licensed retailers cannot sell wine or beer for off-premise consumption until noon on Sundays.
List by state
State | Alcoholic beverage control state | Alcohol sale hours |
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Beer | On-premises | |
Illinois | No | Depending on local government; 24-hour bars are permitted in Cicero; a handful of 21-22 hour bars exist in Cook County, and the Metro East. |
Indiana | No | 7 a.m.–3 a.m. |
Iowa | No | 6 a.m.–2 a.m. Mon–Sat 8 a.m.–2 a.m. Sun |
In Myrtle Beach , a city in Horry County, South Carolina, the sale of packaged liquor is prohibited on Sunday . Packaged liquor may be sold between 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday . Packaged beer and wine may be sold at any time.
Grocery and convenience stores with permits can sell beer and wine seven days a week and 24 hours a day.
That is not the law, however, retailers are free to deny the sale of alcohol to anyone they choose. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code defines a minor as a person under 21 years of age, and bans the sale of alcohol to persons under 21 . A person turns 21 at 12:00 am on their date of birth.
Liquor license fees by state, 2018
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State | Liquor license fee (for a restaurant to sell beer, wine, and liquor on site) | Duration |
Texas | $600.00 | Annual |
Utah | $2,200.00 | Annual |
Vermont | $115.00 | Annual |
Full liquor licenses can range from $12,000 to $400,000, while beer and wine liquor licenses can cost as low as $3,000 .