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Know When to Hold’em: Are poker clubs legal in Texas?

Know When to Hold’em: Are poker clubs legal in Texas?

by Cobb & Counsel | Apr 13, 2022 | Business & Professional License Defense

Private poker clubs have popped up all over Texas in recent years. Owners of these clubs claim they are operating in accordance with Texas’s gambling laws by charging membership fees, instead of taking a rake. Local enforcement varies. Until voters approve a...
Can a Texas agency deny me an occupational license because of my criminal history?

Can a Texas agency deny me an occupational license because of my criminal history?

by Cobb & Counsel | Feb 22, 2022 | Business & Professional License Defense

What do doctors, auctioneers, electricians, and barbers have in common? They all need a license to work in Texas. There are 47 state agencies in Texas that administer 774 license types, each with their own application requirements. Obtaining or renewing an...
Pour One Out for Walmart v. TABC: Retailer ends federal lawsuit challenging Texas liquor law

Pour One Out for Walmart v. TABC: Retailer ends federal lawsuit challenging Texas liquor law

by Cobb & Counsel | May 12, 2021 | Business & Professional License Defense

Ever wondered why you can’t buy liquor at Walmart, Costco, or CVS in Texas? Texas is the only state in the nation that prohibits publicly traded companies from holding a “package store permit” (i.e., a permit to sell liquor), although such companies are allowed to...
Please don’t be my neighbor: How to stop a concrete batch plant from opening in your backyard

Please don’t be my neighbor: How to stop a concrete batch plant from opening in your backyard

by Cobb & Counsel | Dec 21, 2020 | Business & Professional License Defense

Concrete industries in Texas generate more than $10 billion in annual revenues and, together with associated support industries, employ more than 100,000 Texans each year.[1] But concrete batch plants, where raw materials are combined to create ready-mix...
Hold My Beer: Texas bars face closure, license suspension during COVID-19

Hold My Beer: Texas bars face closure, license suspension during COVID-19

by Cobb & Counsel | Jun 30, 2020 | Business & Professional License Defense

During “Operation Safe Open,” a TABC effort to inspect businesses across Texas for compliance with COVID-19 health protocols, seventeen Texas bars temporarily lost their permits for failing to implement social distancing and monitor indoor capacity. TABC agents...
No Old Fashioneds at Walmart—Thanks to Some Old Fashioned Liquor Laws

No Old Fashioneds at Walmart—Thanks to Some Old Fashioned Liquor Laws

by Cobb & Counsel | Sep 5, 2019 | Business & Professional License Defense

You walk into a Walmart to prep for a party at your house. Beer? Check. Wine? Check. Liquor? Can’t seem to find that anywhere. “Do you have any bourbon?” you ask the clerk. “No, we don’t. Sorry.” You sigh and realize you’re stuck making yet another trip to another...
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