What do the colors on the Texas alcohol map mean?

Green counties are wet: every category they approved is sold throughout the county. Amber counties are partially wet, meaning at least one category changes between justice precincts or cities inside the county. Red counties are dry, where no alcohol is sold at all. 171 of the 254 counties are partially wet, which is why a county color alone is rarely the final answer.

Can I click a county to see its rules?

Yes. Every county on the map links to its own page listing which categories are approved there and which vary inside the county. Harris, Dallas, and Travis go a level deeper, with clickable justice-of-the-peace precincts.

Why does the map not show precincts for every county?

Texas publishes no statewide precinct layer. Individual counties publish their own, and only Harris, Dallas, and Travis make justice precinct boundaries available. For every other county the map stops at the county line, and the location check is what resolves an address more precisely.

Is a wet county wet everywhere inside it?

For the categories it lists as wet, yes. But a wet county can still contain a city that voted differently on a category, and a partially wet county certainly does. That is what the location check is for.

Texas

Texas alcohol laws map

Rules change at county and precinct lines

A county color is the county-level answer. 171 counties change inside their own borders, so an address beats a color.

Use my location

Mapped down to the precinct

Three counties publish justice-of-the-peace boundaries, so their maps go a level deeper and each precinct has its own page.

Or browse by name

The county index lists all 254 alphabetically. The dry counties page explains how local option voting produced this patchwork, and what dry status does and does not prohibit.

Common questions

What do the colors on the Texas alcohol map mean?: Green counties are wet: every category they approved is sold throughout the county. Amber counties are partially wet, meaning at least one category changes between justice precincts or cities inside the county. Red counties are dry, where no alcohol is sold at all. 171 of the 254 counties are partially wet, which is why a county color alone is rarely the final answer.
Can I click a county to see its rules?: Yes. Every county on the map links to its own page listing which categories are approved there and which vary inside the county. Harris, Dallas, and Travis go a level deeper, with clickable justice-of-the-peace precincts.
Why does the map not show precincts for every county?: Texas publishes no statewide precinct layer. Individual counties publish their own, and only Harris, Dallas, and Travis make justice precinct boundaries available. For every other county the map stops at the county line, and the location check is what resolves an address more precisely.
Is a wet county wet everywhere inside it?: For the categories it lists as wet, yes. But a wet county can still contain a city that voted differently on a category, and a partially wet county certainly does. That is what the location check is for.

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

Last verified August 8, 2026. How DrinkLaws checks this.