-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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