A senator has introduced a bill to remove Texas’ long-standing restriction on selling alcohol on Sundays. If passed, the ban might soon be released.
Recently, state senator Kelly Hancock introduced a bill that might change state law to include a term for “spirit coolers” to enable the sale of prepared drinks at groceries and convenience stores every day of the week, even on Sundays. In 1935, Texas began limiting Sunday alcohol sales in reaction to the end of federal prohibition.
The sale of specific goods like vehicles and washing machines was restricted by additional “blue laws” approved by Texas in 1961, according to a report published last year by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. With the absence of alcohol, the so-called “blue laws” were removed in 1985.
Until Texas Governor Greg Abbott approved a law in 2021 allowing for beer and wine sales on Sundays, beer and wine were among the alcoholic beverages banned on that day. Such pre-mixed drinks are still only offered in liquor stores closed on Sundays and are still considered alcoholic beverages.
