{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-alcoholic-beverage-code-61.44","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.44","heading":"DENIAL OF DISTRIBUTOR'S OR RETAILER'S LICENSE: PROHIBITED INTERESTS.","body":"(a) The commission may deny an application for a license as a distributor or retailer if the commission has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that:\n(1) the applicant has a financial interest in an establishment authorized to sell distilled spirits, except as authorized in Section 22.06, 24.05, or 102.05;\n(2) a person engaged in the business of selling distilled spirits has a financial interest in the business to be conducted under the license sought by the applicant, except as authorized in Section 22.06, 24.05, or 102.05; or\n(3) the applicant is residentially domiciled with a person who has a financial interest in an establishment engaged in the business of selling distilled spirits, except as authorized in Section 22.06, 24.05, or 102.05.\n(b) The commission may deny an application for a retail dealer's license if the commission has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that:\n(1) the applicant has a real interest in the business or premises of the holder of a brewer's or distributor's license; or\n(2) the premises sought to be licensed are owned in whole or part by the holder of a brewer's or distributor's license.\nActs 1977, 65th Leg., p. 467, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 187(a), eff. December 31, 2020.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 187(b), eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE","TITLE 3. LICENSES AND PERMITS","SUBTITLE B. LICENSES","CHAPTER 61. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO LICENSES","SUBCHAPTER B. APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AL/htm/AL.61.htm#61.44","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:52Z","sha256":"8d12845bf14bdc25987f478000f16adaaf3c3086cb805ef5a12dcfff2256f6f4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-alcoholic-beverage-code-61.43","next":"us-tx/tex.-alcoholic-beverage-code-61.45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}