Alcohol Permits in Austin Start With TABC, Then City Signoff

An Austin alcohol permit starts with TABC, but it does not end there. A business seeking a liquor license or beer permit also needs the Austin City Clerk's signature on the TABC form.

The path starts in TABC's Alcohol Industry Management System. After that filing, the applicant contacts the City Clerk's Office for the local signature process. Zoning approval is part of that local step.

For a bar, restaurant, brewery taproom, grocery beer-and-wine setup, or event venue, treat TABC and Austin as two linked steps. One application alone is not the whole local check.