ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONSUMPTION IN PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES AND ZONES.
Tex. ALCO. BEV Code § 108.82.
in effect(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.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 54 (H.B. 893 ), Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 2013.