From the Texas Tribune: Closed on Sundays: A guide to some of Texas' confusing alcohol regulations

Key terms: rulemaking, interest groups, sunset advisory commission, executive agencies, regulatory agencies, federalism, judicial federalism, lobbying, bill making

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This session, the Texas Legislature is biting into a once-in-a-dozen years opportunity to overhaul alcohol laws through the Sunset process. Every session, 20 to 30 state agencies are reviewed by the Sunset Advisory Commission, a state agency in charge of evaluating the effectiveness and worth of other state agencies. And this session, it’s the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission’s turn.

. . . In a process where virtually any reform could be contemplated, here are seven unusual Texas alcohol laws.

Hating on Walmart
Liquor and blood
Sunday sales
Distributors rule
Cash on the barrelhead
Beer to go
Interest groups mentioned in the story:

- Wholesale Beer Distributors
- Beer Alliance of Texas
- Texas Craft Brewers Guild
- Texas Package Stores Association
- Distilled Spirits Council