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Freestone commissioners repeal local alcohol-fee ordinance, approve routine minutes and appointments
Summary
At its Jan. 7 session the Freestone County Commissioners Court voted to repeal a local ordinance that collected additional alcohol-license fees after staff said state law limited collections, approved minutes and routine contracts, and reappointed emergency management coordinator Jimmy Smith.
Freestone County commissioners voted on several routine items at the Jan. 7 Commissioners Court meeting, including repeal of a local ordinance that had collected a portion of alcohol-license fees.
A county staff member explained that a recent state law change—cited in the meeting as "Senate Bill 1008," effective Sept. 1, 2025—prohibits local governments from charging duplicative local alcohol-permit or license fees to food-service establishments…
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