(Coffee City, Texas) – Texas and alcohol have a complicated relationship. On one hand, many love to have a drink to wind down from a long day or a hard week. On the other, people believe that alcohol is the downfall of society. Hence the Prohibition Era.
Despite that complicated past, you can buy alcohol in Texas. Granted, there is a list of weird laws that must be followed to do so. It’s also weird liquor is not available to buy everywhere. Some counties don’t allow it, like Smith County, but cities within those counties do allow it, like Troup or Winona.
The Weird Laws You Have to Follow in Texas to Buy Liquor
Buying alcohol in Texas can be a bit of pain sometimes. I remember the days when Coffee City or Big Sandy or Kilgore were the closest places to drive to get any kind of alcohol if you lived in Smith County. I remember working at RaceTrac in Lindale in the late 90s and getting cussed out by people because Smith County was dry.
The thing is, these laws were not put in place by an individual business, these laws were put in place by the Texas Alcoholic and Beverage Commission (TABC). While Texas is known to have a rebellious reputation, the laws around alcohol, specifically liquor, are not so rebellious.
Wanna Buy Liquor in Texas? You’ll Have to Follow These Weird Laws
Texas does have general laws around the sell of alcohol in a bar or restaurant or from a store to consume at home. Thing is, individual cities can pass their own ordinances in regards to alcohol sales as long as they are within the state’s laws…