{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-alcoholic-beverage-code-61.45","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.45","heading":"DENIAL OF RETAILER'S OR DISTRIBUTOR'S LICENSE: PROHIBITED INTEREST IN PREMISES.","body":"(a) 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 owns or has an interest in the premises covered by a brewer's or distributor's license; or\n(2) the holder of a brewer's or distributor's license owns or has an interest in the premises sought to be licensed.\n(b) The commission may deny an application for a distributor's license if the commission has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that:\n(1) the applicant owns or has an interest in the premises covered by a retail dealer's license; or\n(2) a holder of a retail dealer's license owns or has an interest in the premises sought to be licensed.\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. 188(a), eff. December 31, 2020.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 188(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#61.45","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:52Z","sha256":"1228c60987ca74ea11dee4c2ecec8a1b12d8e400868443767a2496d5d8948a88","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-alcoholic-beverage-code-61.44","next":"us-tx/tex.-alcoholic-beverage-code-61.46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}