Sec. 61.314. PROTEST BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL. (a) The following persons may protest an application for an alcoholic beverage license:
(1) the state senator, state representative, county commissioner, and city council member who represent the area in which the premises sought to be licensed are located;
(2) the commissioners court of the county in which the premises sought to be licensed are located;
(3) the county judge of the county in which the premises sought to be licensed are located;
(4) the sheriff or county or district attorney of the county in which the premises sought to be licensed are located;
(5) the mayor of the city or town in which the premises sought to be licensed are located; and
(6) the chief of police, city marshal, or city attorney of the city or town in which the premises sought to be permitted are located.
(b) The commission may give due consideration to the recommendations of a person listed under Subsection (a) when evaluating an application for a license under this code.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 172, eff. December 31, 2020.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Licenses and Permits
Chapter 61 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Licenses
Subchapter B. Application and Issuance of Licenses
Section 61.31. Application for License
Section 61.313. Protest by Member of the Public
Section 61.314. Protest by Government Official
Section 61.34. Appeal From Denial
Section 61.36. Local Fee Authorized
Section 61.37. Certification of Wet or Dry Status
Section 61.38. Notice of Application
Section 61.381. Notice by Sign
Section 61.382. Notice by Mail
Section 61.40. Premises Ineligible for License
Section 61.41. Second License at Same Location; Effect on Existing License
Section 61.42. Mandatory Grounds for Denial: Distributor or Retailer
Section 61.421. Denial of License Authorizing On-Premises Consumption
Section 61.43. Discretionary Grounds for Denial: Distributor or Retailer
Section 61.44. Denial of Distributor's or Retailer's License: Prohibited Interests
Section 61.45. Denial of Retailer's or Distributor's License: Prohibited Interest in Premises
Section 61.46. Brewer's License: Grounds for Denial
Section 61.48. Renewal Application
Section 61.49. Action on Renewal Application by Commission; Refund of Fee
Section 61.50. Renewal of Retail Dealer's License: Grounds for Denial
Section 61.51. Premises Defined; Designation of Licensed Premises