Wet at Last
Californians may not have legalized pot, but it looks like Dallasites have legalized alcohol. Based on results from 76 percent of precincts, The Dallas Morning News reports that Proposition 1, which allows grocery and convenience stores throughout the city to sell beer and wine (even in formerly dry areas), was supported by two-thirds of voters. The paper does not seem to have numbers for Proposition 2, a companion measure that allows restaurants throughout the city to serve you a cocktail without making you join a "private club," but I assume the results are similar. Good riddance to this monstrosity:
Editor's Note: As of February 29, 2024, commenting privileges on reason.com posts are limited to Reason Plus subscribers. Past commenters are grandfathered in for a temporary period. Subscribe here to preserve your ability to comment. Your Reason Plus subscription also gives you an ad-free version of reason.com, along with full access to the digital edition and archives of Reason magazine. We request that comments be civil and on-topic. We do not moderate or assume any responsibility for comments, which are owned by the readers who post them. Comments do not represent the views of reason.com or Reason Foundation. We reserve the right to delete any comment and ban commenters for any reason at any time. Comments may only be edited within 5 minutes of posting. Report abuses.
Please
to post comments
Dallas wets itself. Since when is that news?
Still can't buy the hard booze in the grocery store.
It's obnoxious. You have to drive out of Dallas or Collin for liquor in most places.
But I probably still can't by liquor in Plano...
Nope. Even here just north of George Bush and the Tollway it's still technically Collin County but Dallas city, so no drinky.
Groovy. Remember visiting the DFW area and learning about that dumb law.
What about Granbury? I spent a few months there about 10 years ago and I was completely flummoxed by the ridiculous "private club" rule at restaurants. Especially when I could buy beer at the local supermarket near my hotel.
A stimulus that will actually work as stores and restraints buy equipment, stock and hire more employees to stay competitive.
thanks