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TABC License Practical

An Alcohol License Means a County Wet-Dry Boundary Check

A TABC license in Montgomery County can take more than one stop. The packet may touch TABC, a city secretary, the Texas Comptroller, and the County Clerk before final action.

The clerk checks the wet-dry boundary for the exact address. Those lines come from local-option elections. Some are old, but they still matter. Two storefronts near each other can sit on different sides of the line.

On a lease for a bar, restaurant, venue, or package store, check the address with TABC and the clerk. The answer can decide which license, if any, the site can hold.

Content last revised 2026-07-11

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