Rector v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission

Petitioner, James Hoyt Rector, sought a Wine and Beer Retailers Off-Premise License for his proposed convenience store in Newton County. The County Judge of Newton County denied the application and this denial was affirmed by the District Court upon Rector’s appeal. The court of civil appeals affirmed. 598 S.W.2d 888.

Petitioner’s first three points of error in the court of civil appeals which are the thrust of his application for writ of error are that he was denied due process because of the manner that the administrative hearing before the County Judge was conducted. His primary complaints…