Sec. 69.17.  ISSUANCE OF LICENSE AUTHORIZED FOR CERTAIN AREAS.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a license 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 license 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 license under this chapter only if the premises is issued a food and beverage certificate.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1298 (H.B. 2818), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.
Amended by: 
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 246, eff. September 1, 2021.