{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-alcoholic-beverage-code-48.05","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 48.05","heading":"PERMIT FOR PASSENGER BUS.","body":"(a) A passenger transportation permit may be issued to any corporation operating a commercial passenger bus service in or through the state using a passenger bus that:\n(1) is designed and used for the regularly scheduled intercity transportation of passengers for compensation;\n(2) is characterized by integral construction with:\n(A) an elevated passenger deck over a baggage compartment;\n(B) a passenger seating capacity of at least 16 and not more than 36; and\n(C) a separate galley area;\n(3) is at least 35 feet in length; and\n(4) while transporting passengers for compensation, also transports an attendant who:\n(A) is not the operator of the bus; and\n(B) has attended a commission-approved seller training program.\n(b) The holder of a passenger transportation permit issued under this section may:\n(1) sell or serve alcoholic beverages in or from any size container on a passenger bus even though the bus, in the course of its drive, may cross an area in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited; and\n(2) store alcoholic beverages at the permitted location.\n(c) The preparation and service of alcoholic beverages by the holder of a passenger transportation permit issued under this section is exempt from a tax imposed by this code and from the tax imposed by Chapter 151, Tax Code.\n(d) Section 109.53 does not apply to a passenger transportation permit issued under this section.\n(e) Only a holder of a wholesale permit may sell liquor to the holder of a passenger transportation permit issued under this section. A sale of liquor to the holder of a passenger transportation permit issued under this section shall be considered as a sale at retail to a consumer.\nAdded by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 540, Sec. 2, eff. June 12, 1985.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 149, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE","TITLE 3. LICENSES AND PERMITS","SUBTITLE A. PERMITS","CHAPTER 48. PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION PERMIT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AL/htm/AL.48.htm#48.05","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:52Z","sha256":"eab18a066e84a39e460805c52d1dc3c48bac039bc62d32a6d96bba45dc7efc04","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-alcoholic-beverage-code-48.04","next":"us-tx/tex.-alcoholic-beverage-code-50.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}