State legislators push for to-go alcohol sales to become permanent State legislators push for to-go alcohol sales to become permanent and last updated 2021-01-16 20:56:58-05 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â A pair of Texas legislators from Dallas-Fort Worth have introduced bills within the Texas House and Senate that would allow Texas restaurants with a mixed beverage license to permanently sell alcoholic drinks to-go. District 99 Representative Charlie Geren and District 9 Senator Kelly Hancock introduced House Bill 1024 and Senate Bill 298 respectively on Jan. 7, 2021. YOLA Cocina Mexicana is just one of the restaurants in the Coastal Bend taking advantage of to-go alcohol sales. Owner Ryan Rios said one of the reasons his business is able to continue through the pandemic is the community.