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- Jurisdiction
- Texas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator) · Texas
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- 'The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has promulgated the following criteria for a county to meet the reopening requirements of GA-32'
- Issued
- 2020-10-14 Oct. 14, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-10-14
- End
- GA-34 (effective March 10, 2021) ended the county opt-in and capacity regime (read as 2021-03-10)
- In force
- Oct. 14, 2020 to Mar. 10, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q42021 Q1
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars
- Addressees
- county judges
- bars and similar establishments (51 percent)
- Functions reached
- BA (closed absent county opt-in)
- CB
- OP
- Collection
- State alcoholic-beverage regulators AGY-ST-ALCOHOL
Operative words
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has promulgated the following criteria for a county to meet the reopening requirements of GA-32 to allow bars and similar establishments to open following current health standards. Counties must meet one of the following: 1. The county is not located in an area with high hospitalizations, as listed on the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) [website] 2. The county has filed with DSHS, and is in compliance with, the attestation form promulgated by DSHS regarding minimal cases... County judges seeking exemption should follow the two-step process listed below.... Step 2: Wait for an email from TABC approving or denying your opt-in request.
Enforcement
Bars in counties without TABC-approved opt-in remained closed (GA-32 ¶ 3; Tex. Gov't Code § 418.173)
Notes
TABC as gatekeeper: a bar's ability to open in Q4 2020 and Q1 2021 turned on a county filing approved by the alcohol regulator.