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Bandera County alcohol laws

Alcohol categories and their status in Bandera County, Texas
Status
Beer to goVaries by precinct
Wine to goVaries by precinct
Liquor to goVaries by precinct
Beer at a barVaries by precinct
Wine at a barVaries by precinct
Mixed drinksVaries by precinct
Mixed drinks with foodNot sold
Winery tasting roomNot sold

Rules change at county and precinct lines

Bandera County is not uniform inside its own borders, and Texas does not publish its precinct boundaries, so the location check is the only way to resolve a specific address.

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Bandera
Status
Partially wet
Categories sold
6 of 8
Varies by precinct
6 of 6 categories

What the designation says

The TABC publishes Bandera County’s county-level status as PW: B-On, B-Off, W-On, W-Off, DS-Off, MB, which is partially wet covering 6 of the eight categories the commission tracks. Local option elections are held under § 251.72 on individual categories, not on alcohol as a single question, which is why a county can approve beer to take home and refuse bar service in the same vote.

What partially wet means in Bandera County

Partially wet does not mean half the categories, it means the county has never voted one status for all of itself. Inside Bandera County, individual justice-of-the-peace precincts and incorporated cities carry their own designations, and the categories marked varies by precinct above are approved in some of those areas and not in others. Crossing a precinct line can change the answer without any sign telling you so.

A county answer is not an address answer

This page states Bandera County’s county-level rules. The status that governs a specific store or bar is the status of the precinct and city it sits in, which can be narrower than the county line suggests. For a given address, run the location check rather than reading it off a county map.

52 other counties have identical rules

Same county-level designation as Bandera County, category for category.

Common questions

Is Bandera County wet or dry?
Bandera County is partially wet. Some categories are approved and some are not, and among the approved ones the answer can still change between justice-of-the-peace precincts inside the county.
Can you buy beer to take home in Bandera County?
In most of Bandera County, yes, but not everywhere. Take-home beer is approved only in parts of the county, so a store on one side of a precinct line may sell it where one nearby cannot. State hours apply where it is sold: 7 a.m. to midnight Monday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. Sunday.
Are there liquor stores in Bandera County?
In parts of Bandera County, yes. Distilled spirits to go is approved only in some areas, so package stores cluster where the vote passed. Where they exist the hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, closed Sunday.
Can you order a cocktail in Bandera County?
In parts of Bandera County. Mixed beverages are approved in some areas and not others, which is why a bar can pour a cocktail in one precinct and the bar a few miles away cannot.
Do neighboring counties have the same rules as Bandera County?
Not necessarily neighbors, but 52 other Texas counties carry exactly the same county-level designation as Bandera County, including Archer, Blanco, Bosque. County lines are where the rules change, so check before you cross one.

Sources

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