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Bastrop officials urge change to mixed‑beverage election process to ease permitting
Summary
House Bill 2885 would let Bastrop County and municipalities call local option elections to legalize mixed‑beverage sales, instead of relying on citizen petitions tied to historical precinct turnout and a 2005 boundary map.
House Bill 2885 would amend the alcoholic beverage code to allow Bastrop County and municipal governments to call local option elections to legalize the sale of mixed beverages and implement zoning regulations for alcohol sales within designated zones, rather than relying on a citizen petition procedure tied to past election precinct boundaries.
Adena Lewis, director of tourism and…
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