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Texas Where to Buy Alcohol (2026)
Conditional: Texas is not a control state: beer and wine are sold in grocery and convenience stores, but distilled spirits only at privately owned package (liquor) stores.
Texas is not a control state: beer and wine are sold in grocery and convenience stores, but distilled spirits only at privately owned package (liquor) stores. TABC is the regulator.
Official source: tabc.texas.gov →
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Where to Buy Alcohol in states bordering Texas
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- ArkansasConditional
Arkansas is not a control state, but spirits are restricted: distilled spirits are sold only at licensed liquor stores (package stores), and grocery and convenience stores may sell beer and wine only. Sales are subject to local wet or dry status.
Verified Jul 23, 2026 · Source: dfa.arkansas.gov · Full Arkansas rule →
- LouisianaPermitted
Louisiana is not a control state: beer, wine and spirits are sold by private retailers, including grocery and convenience stores as well as package stores. Drive-thru daiquiri sales are permitted, and a cup that is taped or sealed counts as a closed container.
Verified Jul 23, 2026 · Source: atc.louisiana.gov · Full Louisiana rule →
- New MexicoPermitted
New Mexico is a license state, not a control state: beer, wine and spirits are sold at licensed retail liquor stores and at many grocery and convenience stores, and there are no state-run ABC stores. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division (RLD) is the regulator.
Verified Jul 23, 2026 · Source: rld.nm.gov · Full New Mexico rule →
- OklahomaConditional
Oklahoma is not a control state: since October 2018, under State Question 792 (SQ 792), grocery, convenience and pharmacy stores sell wine and full-strength (cold) beer, while package (liquor) stores sell spirits plus beer and wine. Beer in groceries can be up to 8.99% alcohol by volume (ABV) and wine up to 15% ABV; anything higher is sold only at liquor stores.
Verified Jul 23, 2026 · Source: oklahoma.gov · Full Oklahoma rule →
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