{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-alcoholic-beverage-code-11.481","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 11.481","heading":"REFUSAL OF PERMIT AUTHORIZING ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION.","body":"(a) In this section, \"applicant\" has the meaning assigned by Section 11.45.\n(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.\n(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.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1303 (H.B. 2707), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 39, eff. December 31, 2020.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE","TITLE 3. LICENSES AND PERMITS","SUBTITLE A. PERMITS","CHAPTER 11. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO PERMITS","SUBCHAPTER B. APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF PERMITS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AL/htm/AL.11.htm#11.481","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:52Z","sha256":"f8938a959a0f42d4a53dc5b6f28e8f0cb3de8f5cc5389423d9a92372f8a3d8a3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-alcoholic-beverage-code-11.48","next":"us-tx/tex.-alcoholic-beverage-code-11.49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}