McLennan County Clerk — Probate

TABC License: County Clerk Wet-Area Certification

Alcohol licenses are issued by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. The McLennan County Clerk's Probate FAQ says: "To begin obtaining a liquor license contact the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) at 254-776-7626. In the TABC “Pre-Qualification Packets” the Probate Clerk certifies to what the area is wet for, per the last Local Option Election." So a restaurant or store applying to TABC has the Probate Clerk complete the local-option certification in its pre-qualification packet; this is a step in the state application, not a separate county license. Separately, Health and Safety Code section 437.01235 provides that a county, municipality or public health district may not charge a fee under Alcoholic Beverage Code section 11.38 or 61.36 if the premises is a food service establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, roadside food vendor or temporary food service establishment that has already paid a fee to operate to DSHS or to any county, municipality or public health district.