Royer v. Ritter

DIES, Chief Justice.

By ordinance dated April 1,1975, the City Council of the City of Beaumont prohibited package stores within the city limits from engaging in business on four days (New Year’s Day, July 4th, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving Day) when, under the Texas Liquor Control Act, they would be authorized to operate; and on other days the ordinance requires that package stores close at 8 P.M. when the Texas Liquor Control Act permits them to remain open until 9 P.M.

Suit was filed below by various individuals to declare the ordinance void. The relief sought was denied and now the plaintiffs…