A Texas Lawmaker Worked With the State Restaurant Association to Draft an Alcohol-To-Go Bill. His Wife Lobbies for the Group.

Gov. Greg Abbott allowed alcohol to go with an emergency waiver last year. Lawmakers want to make that option permanent in hopes of helping struggling restaurants. Credit: Allie Goulding/ The Texas Tribune

Texas lawmakers are pushing to permanently allow restaurants to sell alcohol for pickup and delivery orders, which Gov. Greg Abbott allowed with an emergency waiver starting in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. State Rep. Charlie Geren, a restaurant owner, filed legislation that would provide an industry crushed by the ...

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