Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
- Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC, formerly the Texas Liquor Control Board) was created in 1935. The TABC has the task of inspecting, supervising and regulating every phase of business related to alcoholic beverages.
In addition to their regulatory roles, TABC agents are fully empowered state police officers with state-wide criminal jurisdiction and may make arrests for any offense. See Cortez v. State, 738 S.W.2d 760 (Tex. App.-Austin, 1987).
In 2006, the Commission led Operation Last Call, in which persons in bars and other alcohol serving establishments were arrested for being intoxicated. Said Captain David Alexander, head of the Operation Last Call Task Force, "Going to a bar is not an opportunity to go get drunk...It's to have a good time, but not to get drunk." [http://www.washtimes.com/national/20060329-120349-2378r.htm]
Criticism
TABC agents made national news for arresting customers in local Hotel bars in the Dallas area. After much national criticism the Texas The legislature quickly suspended the program last March pending more review. [cite web|url=http://www.endtabcabuse.com/press-march-16-2007.html|title=End TABC Abuse|work=blogcritics.org|date=2007-03-16] Many feel that public intoxication laws are unjust as they are largely subjective [cite web|url=http://dallaslawyer.blogspot.com/|title=Did a public intoxication raid go too far]
External links
* [http://www.tabc.state.tx.us/default.htm TABC website]
* [http://www.freetalklive.com/files/TABC.mp3 Downloadable audio interview] with spokesperson Carolyn Beck on Free Talk Live
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