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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission celebrated |
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the 85th anniversary of its founding on November 18, 2020; and |
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WHEREAS, The Twenty-first Amendment to the U.S. Constitution |
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was ratified in December 1933, ending Prohibition and giving |
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individual states the right to regulate alcohol; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1935, Texas voters ratified an amendment to the |
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state constitution that repealed state prohibition, granting local |
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governments across the state the authority to decide if their |
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communities were "wet" or "dry"; and |
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WHEREAS, That same year, a special called session of the 44th |
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Texas Legislature passed the Texas Liquor Control Act, creating the |
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Texas Liquor Control Board, which met for the first time on November |
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18, 1935, in the governor's reception room at the State Capitol; in |
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1970, the board was renamed the Texas Alcoholic Beverage |
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Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, TABC continues to oversee every aspect of the |
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alcoholic beverage industry in Texas, regulating more than 55,000 |
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licensed businesses and collecting over $637 million biannually in |
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taxes and fees that contribute to the funding of state government; |
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the commission also plays a vital role in the effort to combat human |
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trafficking; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than three-quarters of a century, the Texas |
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Alcoholic Beverage Commission has ably served the people of Texas |
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and fulfilled its mission to promote public safety by ensuring the |
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responsible manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby commemorate the 85th anniversary of the Texas Alcoholic |
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Beverage Commission and extend to the commission's members and |
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employees sincere best wishes for continued success in their |
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important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and |
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Senate. |