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Freestone County seeks state records after map shows Precinct 4 as ‘wet’ amid local distilled-spirits permit
Summary
County officials said on April 27 they will ask state archives and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for records after an interactive statewide map shows Precinct 4 as 'wet' following a permit issued to a local applicant; staff will backtrack spreadsheets and contact the Secretary of State to correct any errors.
Freestone County officials spent the bulk of a special meeting on April 27 probing why a state alcohol-status map lists Precinct 4 as "wet" and whether that designation correctly reflects local votes and permits.
The Chair opened the discussion by noting that an applicant identified in the record as "Miss Reed" had applied for and received a permit related to distilled-spirits sales. The Chair said the county had considered pausing any opening tied to that permit until the mapping and record questions were resolved.
A county staff member said archives staff in Austin had located records back to Aug. 31, 2017, and would continue to search earlier fiscal-year spreadsheets to find the first date Precinct 4 appeared as "wet." "The last…
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