What time do they stop selling beer in Texas?

Midnight, Monday through Saturday. Bars and restaurants in areas that allow extended hours can serve until 2 a.m. if the premises holds a Late Hours certificate. On Sunday, sales run until midnight as well, but Sunday's start time is later.

Can you buy beer on Sunday morning in Texas?

Yes, from 10 a.m., if you are taking it home. Since 2021 retail dealers may sell beer and wine to go starting at 10 a.m. Sunday. Before 10 a.m. there are no beer sales at all, apart from the Saturday-night window that runs until 1 a.m.

What time can you buy beer on Sunday in Texas at a bar?

A bar or restaurant can serve beer from 10 a.m. Sunday only alongside food service. From noon, food is no longer required and normal service resumes until midnight.

Can you buy beer at 7 a.m. in Texas?

Yes, Monday through Saturday. Seven in the morning is the statutory start for beer sales on those days, both at stores and on-premise.

Is beer sold 24 hours in Texas?

No. There is no time in Texas when beer may be sold around the clock. The earliest daily start is 7 a.m. and the latest cutoff is 2 a.m., and only at premises with a Late Hours certificate.

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What time can you buy beer in Texas?

Beer has the widest sale window of any alcohol category in Texas — and the one Sunday rule most people still get wrong.

Monday to Saturday: 7:00 a.m. until midnight. On Sunday, beer to take home is available from 10:00 a.m., and bars serve from 10:00 a.m. with food or from noon without. Saturday night sales continue until 1:00 a.m. Sunday.

Beer you take home

Grocery stores, convenience stores, and any other retailer holding an off-premise permit sell beer on the schedule below. These are the hours set by § 105.05 and applied to wine and malt beverage retailers by § 105.04.

Legal hours to buy beer to take home in Texas, by day of week
Day	Legal sale hours
Sunday	12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. (continuation of Saturday night)¹ 10:00 a.m. – noon — off-premise sales by retail dealers only² noon – midnight
Monday	7:00 a.m. – midnight
Tuesday	7:00 a.m. – midnight
Wednesday	7:00 a.m. – midnight
Thursday	7:00 a.m. – midnight
Friday	7:00 a.m. – midnight
Saturday	7:00 a.m. – midnight

¹Saturday night sales may continue until 1:00 a.m. Sunday.
²Since 2021, retail dealers may sell beer and wine to go starting at 10:00 a.m. Sunday.

The Sunday 10:00 a.m. start is recent. Until September 2021, Sunday beer and wine sales did not begin until noon; H.B. 1518 moved the off-premise start to 10:00 a.m. Plenty of older guides still say noon, which is why this is the single most misreported time in Texas alcohol law.

Beer at a bar or restaurant

On-premise hours track the same statute, with one difference that matters on Sunday morning: between 10:00 a.m. and noon a bar may serve beer only if it is also serving food. That is the origin of the Texas brunch rule — the drink is legal, but not on its own.

Legal hours to be served beer at a bar or restaurant in Texas, by day of week
Day	Legal sale hours
Sunday	12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. (continuation of Saturday night) 10:00 a.m. – noon — only with food service¹ noon – midnight
Monday	7:00 a.m. – midnight
Tuesday	7:00 a.m. – midnight
Wednesday	7:00 a.m. – midnight
Thursday	7:00 a.m. – midnight
Friday	7:00 a.m. – midnight
Saturday	7:00 a.m. – midnight

¹Sunday sales between 10:00 a.m. and noon require service of food.

Where local rules override all of this

Everything above is the state ceiling. Texas also lets each county, city, and justice-of-the-peace precinct vote on which categories may be sold locally. Of the 254 counties, 80 are entirely wet, 171 are partially wet, and 3 are entirely dry. In a partially wet county the answer can change when you cross a precinct line — a bar on one side of the road may be unable to pour you a beer that the store opposite can sell you to take home.

Drinking versus buying

The cutoff to be served is not the cutoff to finish (§ 105.06). Consumption on licensed premises becomes an offence fifteen minutes after the sale cutoff — 12:15 a.m. normally, or 2:15 a.m. in extended-hours areas. That quarter hour is the statutory grace period to finish a drink already bought.

Common questions

What time do they stop selling beer in Texas?: Midnight, Monday through Saturday. Bars and restaurants in areas that allow extended hours can serve until 2 a.m. if the premises holds a Late Hours certificate. On Sunday, sales run until midnight as well, but Sunday's start time is later.
Can you buy beer on Sunday morning in Texas?: Yes, from 10 a.m., if you are taking it home. Since 2021 retail dealers may sell beer and wine to go starting at 10 a.m. Sunday. Before 10 a.m. there are no beer sales at all, apart from the Saturday-night window that runs until 1 a.m.
What time can you buy beer on Sunday in Texas at a bar?: A bar or restaurant can serve beer from 10 a.m. Sunday only alongside food service. From noon, food is no longer required and normal service resumes until midnight.
Can you buy beer at 7 a.m. in Texas?: Yes, Monday through Saturday. Seven in the morning is the statutory start for beer sales on those days, both at stores and on-premise.
Is beer sold 24 hours in Texas?: No. There is no time in Texas when beer may be sold around the clock. The earliest daily start is 7 a.m. and the latest cutoff is 2 a.m., and only at premises with a Late Hours certificate.

Sources

Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 105.05 — Hours of sale: malt beverages
Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 105.04 — Hours of sale: wine and malt beverage retailers
Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 105.06 — Consumption in licensed premises and public places
Tex. Alco. Bev. Code § 251.71 — Local option elections: status of areas

Last verified August 8, 2026. Statutory text current as of January 1, 2026. How we check this.