-DRY STATUS OF TEXAS COUNTIES AS OF AUGUST 31, 1970

(Asterisk indlcates counties wholly wet, all others dry in part)

COUNTIES IN WHICH DISTILLED SPIRITS ARE LEGAL: 133

Anderson 'Aransas Archer Atascosa

'Austin 'Bastrop 'Bee Bell

'Bexar Blanco Brazos

'Brewster Brown Burleson Burnet Calhoun Cameron Carson Castro Chambers Coleman Colorado

'Comal Comanche Cooke Crane

*Culberson Dallam Dallas Denton De Witt Dickens Dimmit

*Duval Eastland

*Ector Edwards

*El Paso Falls Fayette

*Fort Bend Galveston Garza Gillespie Goliad Gonzales Gray Grayson Gregg Grimes Guadalupe Hardin Harris Harrison Haskell Hays Henderson

*Hidalgo Hill Howard

*Hudspeth Hunt Hutchinson Jackson Jasper Jefferson

Jeff Davis *Jim Hogg Jim Wells Karnes Kaufman

*Kendall *Kenedy Kerr King Kinney La Salle Lavaca Lee Live Oak Llano

*Loving Lubbcck Marion Matagorda Maverick McCulloch McLennan McMullen Medlna Menard Milam Mills

*Moore Nueces Orange Palo Pinto Pecos Polk

Potter "'Presidio Rains

*Reaqan Reeves Refugio Runnels San Jacinto San Patricio

*Schleicher *Starr Stonewall

*Sutton Tarrant Taylor

"'Terrell Tom Green Travis

*Trinity *Upton Uvalde Val Verde Victoria Waller Ward

*Washingion *Webb Wharton Wichita Willacy Williamson Wilson

*Winkler *Zapata

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COUNTIES IN WHICH ONLY 4% BEER IS LEGAL: 14

Bandera Concho *Kleberg Brazoria Ellis Mason

*Brooks Frio Midland Caldwell *Kimble Robertson

COUNTIES IN WHICH 14% BEVERAGES ARE LEGAL:

Liberty Limestone

COUNTIES VilHO LLY DRY: 104

Andrews Angelina Armstrong Bailey Baylor Borden Bosque Bowie Briscoe Callahan Camp Cass Cherokee Childress Clay Cochran Coke Collin Collingsworth Coryell Cottle Crockett Crosby Dawson Deaf Smith Delta

Donley Erath .,Eannjn

Fisher Floyd Foard Franklin Freestone Gaines Glasscock Hale Hall Hamilton Hansford Hardeman Hartley Hemphill Hockley Hood Hopkins Houston Irion Jack Johnson Jones Kent

Montgomery

Knox Lamar Lamb Lampasas Leon Lipscomb Lynn Madison Martin Mitchell Montague Morris Motley rNaeo(jdo ehas Navarro Newton Nolan Ochiltree Oldham Panola Parker Parmer Randall Real Red River Roberts

Stephens *Zavala

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Rockwall Rusk Sabine San Augustine San Saba Scurry Shackelford Shelby Sherman Smith Somervell Sterling Swisher Terry Throckmorton Titus Tyler Upshur Van Zandt

..-¥Jallw%' ­Wheeler Wilbarger Wise Wood Yoakum Young

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LOCAL OPTION ELECTIONS

e were twenty-five local option elections during the fiscal year. elections were called to legalize the sale of beer for off-premise

ptiononly; one remained "Dryil and three became IIWet 'l Three•

.onswere called to legalize the sale of beer; two remained I1Dry" one became llWet'l. Eleven elections were called to legalize the of all alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption only; seven • ed "Dry" and four became "Wet". Six elections were called to ,ethe sale of all alcoholic beverages; two remained II Dry:l , one .ed "Wet" for beer only, and three became !lWet!'. One election

called to legalize the sale of beer and wine. The area was I'Wet" the sale of beer for off-premise consumption only before the elec­and became "Wetll for the sale of beer and wine.

voting for the fiscal year:

ZORIA COUNTY

City of Baileyis Prairie, Brazoria County, on November 8, 1969, 18 \I For the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages II and 66 I! Against

legalsale of all alcoholic beverages. II Bailey's Prairie was 11 Wet II

beer only before the election was held and remained IIWet ll for beer y.

newly annexed area to the City of Granite Shoals, Burnet County, May 9, 1970, voted 104 II For the legal sale of beer for off-premise

umption only'l and 62 IIAgainst the legal sale of beer for off-pre­consumption only.1I This area was \'Dri ' before the election

'as held and became "Wet ll for the sale of beer for off-premise con­,plion only.

llStice Precinct No.4, Burnet COW1ty, on June 5, 1970, voted 576 'or the legal sale of beer for off-premise consumption onlyll and 442

et

~ai.nst the legal sale of beer for off-premise consumption only. " precinct was TlDryli before the election was held and became

ll for the sale of beer for off-premise consumption only.

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CHEROKEE COUNTY

The City of New Summerfield, Cherokee County, on July 7,1970, voted 80 "For the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages for off-premise con­sumption only" and 85 II Against the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption only. II New Summerfield was "Dry" be­fore the election was held and remained I'Dry".

DENTON COUNTY

The Incorporated City of Lincoln Park, Denton County, on June 2, 1970, voted 24 11 For the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages ll and 4 "Against the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages." This precinct was II Dry" before the election was held and became "Wet".

The City of Lake Dallas, Denton County, on August 8, 1970, voted 201 II For the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages for off-premise con­sumption only II and 212 II Against the legal sale of all alcoholic bever­ages for off-premise consumption only. 11 Lake Dallas was IIDry" be­fore the election was held and remained "Dry".

GONZALES COUNTY

The City of Nixon, Gonzales County, on June 9, 1970, voted 238 "For the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages ll and 275 "Against the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages. Il Nixon was"Dryll before the election was held and remained "Dry l

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HAYS COUNTY

Justice Precinct No.1, Hays County, on June 6, 1970, voted 1,562 IIFor the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages for off-premise con­sumption onlyll and 1, 288 II Against the legal sale of all alcoholic bev­erages for off-premise consumption only." This precinct was "Dryll before the election was held and became "Wet" for the sale of all al­coholic beverages for off-premise consumption only.

HENDERSON COUNTY

The City of Gun Barrel, Henderson County, on September 29, 1969, voted 29 "For the legal sale of beer for off-premise consumption onlyt' and 11 IIAgainst the legal sale of beer for off-premise consumption only. Il Gun Barrel was II Dry" before the election was held and be­came "Wetll for the sale of beer for off-premise consumption only.

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The City of Coffee City, Henderson County, on February 2, 1970, voted 18 II For the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption onlyll and 0 II Against the legal sale of all alcoholic bev­erages for off-premise consumption only. II Coffee City was "Dry ll

before the election was held and became "Wet" for the sale of all al­coholic beverages for off-premise consumption only.

HOOD COUNTY

Justice Precinct No.3, Hood County, on August 8, 1970, voted 95 II For the legal sale of beer" and 430 "Against the legal sale of beer. 11

This precinct was "Dry" before the election was held and remained flDry",

JASPER COUNTY

Justice Precinct No.5, Jasper County, on October 4, 1969, voted 103 "For the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages for off-premise con­sumption onlyil and 57 II Against the legal sale of aU alcoholic bever­ages for off-premise consumption only." This precinct was IIDry ll

before the election was held and became IIWet ll for the sale of all al­coholic beverages for off-premise consumption only.

JEFFERSON COUNTY

The City of Pear Ridge, Jefferson County, on July 7, 1970, voted 331 IIFor the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages for off-premise con­sumption onlyf' and 332 IIAgainst the legal sal~ of aU alcoholic bever­ages for off-premise consumption only. 11 Pear Ridge was II Dryll be­fore the election was held and remained "Dry".

LIBERTY COUNTY

Justice Precinct No.5, Liberty County, on May 9, 1970, voted 125 "For the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages for off-premise con­sumption only" and 168 "Against the legal sale of all alcoholic bever­ages for off-premise consumption only. II This precinct was "Dry" before the election was held and remained IIDryll.

The City of Cleveland, Liberty County, on May 9, 1970, voted 713 "For the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages II and 743 "Against the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages. 11 Cleveland was lIDry" before the election was held and remained "Dry".

MC LENNAN COUNTY

Justice Precinct No.4, McLerman County, on September 6, 1969, voted 208 "For the legal sale of beer for off-premise consumption only" and 340 "Against the legal sale of beer for off-premise con­sumption only." This precinct was IIDry" before the election was held and remained "Dryll.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Justice Precinct No.6, Montgomery County, on December 30, 1969, voted 65 "For the legal sale of beer and wine" and 10 "Against the legal sale of beer and wine. II This precinct was "Wet" for the sale of beer for off-premise consumption only before the election was held and became "Wet" for the sale of beer and wine.

OLDHAM COUNTY

Justice Precinct No.3, Oldham County, on March 7, 1970, voted 171 "For the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages for off-premise con­sumption only" and 283 "Against the legal sale of all alcoholic bever­aqesfor off-premise consumption only. " Thisprecinctwas "Dry" be­fore the election was held and remained "Dry".

POLK COUNTY

The City of Seven Oaks, Polk County, on October 4, 1969, voted 38 'For the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages" and 20 "Against the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages. II Seven Oaks was "Dry" before the election was held and became "Wet".

REFUGIO COUNTY

Justice Precinct No.6, Refugio County, on May 9, 1970, voted 72 "For the legal sale of beer" and 75 "Against the legal sale of beer. " This precinct was "Dry" before the election was held and remained "Dry" .

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ECOUNTY

Ustice Precinct No.3, Sabine County, on May 23, 1970, voted 192 "For the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages for off-premise con­

ption only" and 221 "Against the legal sale of all alcoholic bev­erag-esfor off-premise consumption only." This precinct was "Dry" before the election was held and remained "Dryl'.

JACINTO COUNTY

Justice Precinct No.2, San Jacinto County, on November 8, 1969, voted 205 "For the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption only" and 255 "Against the legal sale of all alcoholic bev­eraqesfor off-premise consumption only. It This precinct was IlWet!l for the sale of beer for off-premise consumpllononly before the elec­tion was heldand remained "Wet" for the sale of beer for off-premise consumption only.

SAN PATRICIO COUNTY

The City of Gregory, San Patricio County, on August 15, 1970, voted 48 "For the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages for off-premise con­sumption only" and 43 "Against the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption only. II Gregory was IIWet" for the sale of beer for off-premise consumption only before the elecllon was held and became "Wet" for the sale of all alcoholic beverages for off-pre­mise consumption only.

WARD COUNTY

Justice Precinct No.1, Ward County, on July 18, 1970, voted 193 "For the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages" and 118 "Agalnst the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages. II This precinct was "Dry" be­fore the election was held and became "Wet".

WIlBON COUNTY

Justice Precinct No.7, Wilson County, on April 4, 1970, voted 443 "For the legal sale of beer" and 251 "Against the legal sale of beer." This precinct was "Dry" before the election was held and became llWetll for the sale of beer.

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