Texas forbids package stores from selling liquor on Christmas Day. When Christmas falls on a Sunday, as it does this year, the package stores must close on...
, a cocktail culture website. Texas is among nine states that, while banning package liquor sales, allow other retailers to sell all kinds of beer and wine. Mississippi allows sales of wine and beer with alcohol content below 5%. New York just permits beer sales. Thirteen other states prohibit sale of liquor, wine and beer on Christmas Day.
Lawmakers have tried to change the rules, such as in 2013, when Houston Democratic Rep. Senfronia Thompsonthat would allow liquor stores to open on Sundays, as well as lift the ban on sales the Monday after Christmas or New Year’s Day. Beth Ziegler, 51, browses the liquor selection at a Total Wine & More store in Dallas, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022.
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