Texas has banned Sunday liquor sales since 1935. That could soon change.
seven days a week. Rep. Justin Holland, of Rockwall, filed a similar bill in the Texas House last month., ready-to-drink cocktails made with vodka, tequila and other spirits are sold in liquor stores, which must close on Sundays. Grocery and convenience stores are permitted to sell only beer and wine on Sundays.
But Hancock said he wants to continue to keep “free market principles at the core of Texas’ economic success.” “As industries innovate and new products become staples in the marketplace, it only makes sense for us to take a look at ways government can reduce regulatory red tape,” Hancock said in a statement from the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States.
Hancock did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday or say whether he would support allowing liquor stores to open Sundays.
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