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07-12-2008, 06:38 PM
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Can somebody explain dry counties to me?
Why and where? It's an odd thing considering Texas' general reputation for being a free-wheeling state.
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07-12-2008, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by randian
Why and where? It's an odd thing considering Texas' general reputation for being a free-wheeling state.
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A dry county is one whose government forbids the sale of alcoholic beverages in some form.
Dry Counties - Texas State Directory Online
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Of Texas' 254 counties, 74 are completely dry and many of the rest are moist. The patchwork of laws can be confusing, even to residents. In some counties, only 4 percent beer is legal. In others, beverages that are 14 percent or less alcohol are legal. In some "dry" areas, you can get a mixed drink by paying to join a "private club," and in some "wet" areas you still need a club membership to get liquor-by-the-drink, reports the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
The newspaper demonstrates how variable the alcohol laws can be, even within small geographic areas. "Move from Fort Worth to Arlington and you’ll be surprised that you can buy beer but not wine at the grocery store. Move to Grand Prairie and you can’t even find beer there, but you can buy alcoholic drinks at restaurants in both towns. Then move to Burleson, which has alcohol sales in the Tarrant County portion of the city but not in the Johnson County side of town."
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'Dry' counties are drying up in Texas (Prohibition coming to an end???)
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07-12-2008, 08:33 PM
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Bailey County - dry or wet?
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Originally Posted by Muhnay
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Bailey County, Texas (Panhandle) will vote in November on whether to allow beer, wine and package liquor sales countywide. Muleshoe is the county seat. |
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07-12-2008, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by randian
Why and where? It's an odd thing considering Texas' general reputation for being a free-wheeling state.
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This is a result of Southern Baptist legislation. You will find it spread around DFW, as well as flyers pushing to keep certain areas dry, with the message that malt liquor = "liquid crack." No joke.
This is unheard of around Houston or San Antonio. |
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07-12-2008, 11:21 PM
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Unheard of alright. San Antonio was labeled second in the least sober cities. and as a result also labeled one of americas worst driving cities cause of drunk driving.
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07-13-2008, 01:15 AM
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it's a Texas thang..you wouldn't understand
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i have to travel 20 minutes to buy liquor, but i can buy beer or wine just a few minutes away.
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07-13-2008, 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by bellestaroftexas
i have to travel 20 minutes to buy liquor, but i can buy beer or wine just a few minutes away.
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which makes sooo much sense, cause no one ever gets drunk drinking beer  |
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07-13-2008, 01:58 AM
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YOu will also find that in dry counties you will have more alcohol related accidents because the people who live in those dry counties still drink, they just have to drive further to get it.
So much for seperation of church and state.
We can thank the Baptists of Texas for trying to FORCE their religious beliefs on everyone in those counties.
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07-13-2008, 08:47 AM
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This information is somewhat dated as retailers in the city of Burleson now sell alcohol in the Johnson County section of town due to the November 7, 2006 election legalizing alcohol sales. |
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07-13-2008, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by traveler guy
Unheard of alright. San Antonio was labeled second in the least sober cities. and as a result also labeled one of americas worst driving cities cause of drunk driving.
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2nd? I think Milwaukee and Chicago have all cities in Texas beat up, down & across. Those guys can drink!!! In Chicago you can find liquor sold in grocery stores all day.
Also, SA is one of the worst-driving cities even in sober daylight.
People will get their hands on alcohol & other drugs with or w/o (unconstitutional) laws. It's just a way for the self-righteous ***holes to look down their noses at everyone while they pound their coffee, tobacco, prescriptions and their neighbors' wives.
Though northern Texas is no different from dry areas found in the rest of the South. |
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