Legal Opinion
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Comm'n
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided March 20, 2018No. 1:15–cv–134–RPPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT PITMAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
1. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and three of its subsidiaries (collectively, "Wal-Mart") bring suit against the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and three of its commissioners (collectively, "TABC"). Wal-Mart raises a constitutional challenge to four Texas statutes, Tex. Alco. Bev. Code §§ 22.04, 22.05, 22.06, 22.16, governing the issuance of package store permits, which allow the retail sale of liquor in the state. Generally, the statutes prohibit public corporations, including Wal-Mart, from obtaining any package store permits, and prohibit other…
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