Sec. 11.481.  REFUSAL OF PERMIT AUTHORIZING ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION.  (a)  In this section, "applicant" has the meaning assigned by Section 11.45.
(b)  The commission shall deny an application for an original or renewal permit authorizing on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages if the commission has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that, during the three years preceding the date the permit application was filed, a license or permit previously held under this code by the applicant, a person who owns the premises for which the permit is sought, or an officer of a person who owns the premises for which the permit is sought was canceled or not renewed as a result of a shooting, stabbing, or other violent act.
(c)  This section does not apply to the issuance of an original or renewal permit authorizing on-premises consumption for a location that also holds a food and beverage certificate but does not hold a retailer late hours certificate.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1303 (H.B. 2707), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.
Amended by: 
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 39, eff. December 31, 2020.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2021.