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The Texas Legislature may do something so unprecedented this session that it’s almost impossible to describe how unprecedented it is make restaurant cocktails to go, now a temporary fix, permanently legal. Why unprecedented? Because much of the state was dry well into the 1990s, and it’s still illegal to buy spirits at retail in parts of Oak Cliff. And this is the same state where, in 2018, the state’s liquor store trade association and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission joined forces to stop Walmart from opening liquor stores. But the new bill, with support from Gov. Greg Abbot, the Texas Restaurant Association and even more surprising the state’s liquor stores, stands more than an even chance of approval. If that happens, you’ll be able to order a margarita, martini or Old Fashioned from participating restaurants as long as you order food with the cocktail. And the restaurant can deliver the drink itself, use a delivery service like Favor or offer cu ....
MADISON, Wis. — A new bill circulating the Wisconsin Capitol could help local restaurants struggling during the pandemic. According to CBS58, “Cocktails to Go” would change current law to allow restaurants to sell wine or mixed drinks by the glass to customers ordering to-go meals. Right now, restaurants can sell beer and wine in bottles or cans, but not in. ....
Posted By Nina Rangel on Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 10:45 AM click to enlarge Instagram / calahanspizza Calahan’s Pub is offering a variety of cocktails to-go. Here s news you can raise a glass to. Texas State Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, and State Sen. Kelly Hancock, D-Fort Worth, have introduced legislation to make to-go cocktails permanent in the state. In March of last year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a waiver that allowed restaurants to offer alcoholic beverages with food purchases. The waiver which included beer, wine and mixed drinks helped support bars and restaurants devastated by COVID-19 shutdowns. Geren and Senator Hancock introduced HB 1024, SB 298 on January 7. If signed into law ....
Credit Unsplash.com Oregon’s new plan to allow restaurants and bars to sell cocktails to go is only temporary and state regulators are keeping an eye out for problems. At a one-day special session on Dec. 21, Oregon legislators changed state statutes to allow bars and restaurants to sell wine and cocktails to go. The idea came from other states and is an effort to help the foodservice economy weather the pandemic. But the new law is not a free-for-all. There are limits on the number of alcoholic drinks customers can take out, and they need to pair their drink order with a food order from the same establishment. ....