83R2923 AJA-D
 
  By: Canales H.B. No. 703
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the hours of sale for liquor.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 105.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 105.01.  HOURS OF SALE: LIQUOR.  (a)  Except as
  provided by Subsection (c) or [in] Sections 105.02, 105.03, 105.04,
  and 105.08, no person may sell, offer for sale, or deliver any
  liquor:
               (1)  on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas
  Day;
               (2)  on Sunday; or
               (3)  before 10 a.m. or after 9 p.m. on any other day.
         (b)  When Christmas Day or New Year's Day falls on a Sunday,
  Subsection (a) of this section applies to the following Monday.
         (c)  The holder of a package store permit for premises
  located in a county that borders the United Mexican States may sell
  or offer for sale liquor beginning at noon and ending at 9 p.m. on
  Sunday.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.