Sec. 251.74. AIRPORT AND STADIUM AS WET AREAS. (a) This section applies to any county:
(1) that has a population of more than 240,000, according to the most recent federal census;
(2) in which the sale of all alcoholic beverages has been legalized in all or any part of the county; and
(3) where, at the general election on November 3, 1970, the voters approved the constitutional amendment authorizing the sale of mixed beverages on a local option basis.
(b) In a county covered by this section, the commissioners court may designate as an area wet for the sale of mixed beverages only:
(1) the area encompassed by the building structure of a professional sports stadium, used wholly or partly for professional sporting events and having a seating capacity of at least 40,000, and not more than 125 acres of adjacent land used for the benefit of the stadium, regardless of ownership of the land, if no registered voters reside there; and
(2) the area encompassed by a regional airport.
(c) The order of the commissioners court authorizes the issuance of a mixed beverage permit.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 555, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1324, ch. 276, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.
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