Texas · Dallas County
Dallas County JP4 alcohol laws
| Status | |
|---|---|
| Beer to go | Varies within the precinct |
| Wine to go | Varies within the precinct |
| Liquor to go | Varies within the precinct |
| Beer at a bar | Not sold |
| Wine at a bar | Not sold |
| Mixed drinks | Varies within the precinct |
| Mixed drinks with food | Varies within the precinct |
| Winery tasting room | Not sold |
Rules change at county and precinct lines
This is the JP4 answer, and an address inside it can still differ where a city in the precinct voted its own way.
- Precinct status
- Partially wet
- County status
- Partially wet
- Categories sold
- 5 of 8
- Varies inside
- 5 of 5 categories
JP4 is shaded; the other 4 precincts in Dallas County are muted and clickable. Precinct lines are where the answer changes, and nothing on the ground marks them, so use the location check for a specific address.
How JP4 compares to Dallas County
JP4 is narrower than the county as a whole. Beer at a bar and Wine at a bar are approved somewhere in Dallas County but not here, so a business in JP4 cannot sell those categories even though a competitor one precinct over can. This is what the county page means when it marks a category varies by precinct.
What the designation says
The TABC publishes this precinct’s status as JP4 - PW: B-Off, W-Off, DS-Off, MB, RM, which is partially wet covering 5 of the eight categories the commission tracks. Local option elections are held under § 251.72 on individual categories in individual areas, not on alcohol as a single question for a whole county, which is exactly why one precinct can approve a category its neighbor refuses.
A precinct answer is not an address answer
This page states the rules for JP4 as the precinct voted them. An incorporated city inside the precinct carries its own designation and can be narrower, so the status governing a specific store or bar is the stricter of the two. Run the location check for a given address rather than reading it off this map.
The other 4 precincts in Dallas County
Each carries its own designation. Compare before assuming an answer carries across a precinct line.
Common questions
- Is JP4 in Dallas County wet or dry?
- JP4 is partially wet. The categories below are approved, but the answer can still change inside the precinct where an incorporated city has held its own local option election.
- Can you buy beer to take home in JP4?
- In most of JP4, yes. Take-home beer is approved in the precinct, but a city inside it may have voted differently, so confirm the address. 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 JP4?
- In parts of JP4, yes. Distilled spirits to go is approved in the precinct but can be narrowed by a city inside it. Where package stores exist the hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, closed Sunday.
- What can you not buy in JP4 that you can elsewhere in Dallas County?
- Beer at a bar and Wine at a bar. Dallas County approves those categories in other precincts, but voters in JP4 have not, so crossing into a neighboring precinct changes the answer.
Sources
- Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 251.71, Local option elections: status of areas
- Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 251.72, Local option elections: issues to be voted on
- Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 105.01, Hours of sale: liquor
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