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Panel weighs narrow permit exemption after Sazerac acquisition of Southern Champion
Summary
The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard competing testimony on Senate Bill 13-78, a local bill that would provide a narrowly bracketed exemption allowing Southern Champion — recently acquired by Sazerac — to hold both a Texas winery (G) permit and a nonresident seller’s (S) permit without forcing operations to change.
The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard competing testimony on Senate Bill 13-78, a local bill that would provide a narrowly bracketed exemption allowing Southern Champion — recently acquired by Sazerac — to hold both a Texas winery (G) permit and a nonresident seller’s (S) permit without forcing a change that could disrupt operations in Carrollton.
Senator Charles Parker, the bill’s author, said the exemption is limited to a single, specific acquisition and is intended to prevent “over a thousand Texans” from losing jobs in Carrollton. Parker said the bill includes a provision in section 37.07 to prohibit Sazerac from selling wine to itself and that the measure is “narrowly bracketed to apply only to this 1…
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