Sec. 25.14.  ISSUANCE OF PERMIT AUTHORIZED FOR CERTAIN AREAS.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a permit under this chapter may be issued for a premises in an area in which the voters have approved the following alcoholic beverage ballot issues in a local option election:
(1)  "The legal sale of malt beverages and wine for off-premise consumption only."; and
(2)  either:
(A)  "The legal sale of mixed beverages."; or
(B)  "The legal sale of mixed beverages in restaurants by food and beverage certificate holders only."
(b)  A premises that qualifies for a permit under this chapter because it is located in an area that approved the ballot issue described by Subsection (a)(2)(B) may be issued a permit under this chapter only if the premises is issued a food and beverage certificate.
Amended by: 
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 111, eff. September 1, 2021.