Changos v. Ford

BLAIR, Justice.

Appellant, George N. Changos, applied to the Texas Liquor Control Board for a license to sell wine and beer in the' City of Port Arthur for the year 1938, beginning January 1st. The City of Port' Arthur had by a zoning ordinance or amendment to its home rule charter prohibited the sale of wine and beer within the area where appellant’s place of business was located. The Board refused the license upon the ground that the appellant’s place of business was located in “dry” territory; and appellant seeks by mandamus to compel the Board to issue the license, contending that the…