EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS.
Tex. ALCO. BEV Code § 106.09.
in effect(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b), (c), (e), and (f), no person may employ a person under 18 years of age to sell, prepare, serve, or otherwise handle liquor, or to assist in doing so.
(b) A holder of a wine only package store permit may employ a person 16 years old or older to work in any capacity.
(c) A holder of a permit or license providing for the on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages may employ a person under 18 years of age to work in any capacity other than the actual selling, preparing, or serving of alcoholic beverages.
(d) A person who is 18, 19, or 20 years of age is not prohibited from acting as an agent under Chapter 35 , 36 , or 73 , provided the person may carry out the activities authorized by those chapters only while in the actual course and scope of the person's employment.
(e) The holder of a permit or license providing for the on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages who also holds a food and beverage certificate may employ a person under 18 years of age to work as a cashier for transactions involving the sale of alcoholic beverages if the alcoholic beverages are served by a person 18 years of age or older.
(f) The holder of a permit or license providing for the on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages that derives less than 50 percent of its gross receipts for the premises from the sale or service of alcoholic beverages may employ a person under 18 years of age to work as a cashier for transactions involving the sale of alcoholic beverages if the alcoholic beverages are served by a person 18 years of age or older.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1190 (S.B. 1090 ), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2013.