Section 108.82 - Alcoholic Beverage Consumption in Public Entertainment Facilities and Zones(a) This section applies only to:(1) a public entertainment facility that is owned or leased by the Texas State Railroad Authority and used as a station for passenger rail services;(2) a public entertainment facility that is a stadium, arena, or other permanent structure that is used for sporting events and:(A) relating to which an agreement approved by the administrator under Section 108.79 is in force; and(B) for which all alcoholic beverage permits and licenses are held by a single holder; or(3) a public entertainment zone.(b) Notwithstanding Section 28.10, the concessionaire for a public entertainment facility or a public entertainment zone described by Subsection (a) may allow a patron who possesses an alcoholic beverage to enter or leave a licensed or permitted premises within the facility or zone if the alcoholic beverage: (1) is in an open container, as defined by Section 49.031, Penal Code;(2) appears to be possessed for present consumption;(3) except as provided by Section 48.04(e), remains within the confines of the facility or zone, excluding a parking lot; and(4) was purchased legally at a licensed or permitted premises within the facility or zone.(c) A license or permit may be issued for a premises located in a facility described by Subsection (a)(1) in an area in which the sale of alcoholic beverages has not been authorized by a local option election if the area has been annexed by a municipality in which the sale of alcoholic beverages has been authorized by a local option election. A facility described by this subsection has the same local option status as the municipality.(d) For a facility described by Subsection (a)(1), a concessionaire under Subsection (b) may include a licensee or permittee of the manufacturing tier.Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 108.82
Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. TBD,Sec. 2.001, eff. 9/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. TBD,Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. TBD,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 230,Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/2019.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 409,Sec. 1, eff. 6/10/2015.Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 54,Sec. 1, eff. 5/18/2013.