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Hutchinson County commissioners decline to extend liquor hours for Camp Meredithville after safety concerns
Summary
Camp Meredithville owner Brent Campbell asked the court for a TABC late‑hours certificate to sell mixed beverages until 2 a.m.; commissioners raised public‑safety and precedent concerns and the request was not approved.
Brent Campbell, owner of Camp Meredithville, asked the Hutchinson County commissioners court for permission to sell mixed drinks between midnight and 2 a.m., arguing the extra hours would keep local drivers from traveling to bars farther away. “It'd be safer for them to be open till 2,” Campbell said, describing the business as a largely peaceful, non‑smoking venue that has not experienced violence since it opened.
Campbell told the court that state rules set default closing times — midnight on weekdays and 1 a.m. on Saturdays — unless a business obtains a Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission late‑hours certificate, which he said costs about $1,100 every two years. He said…
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