Suspected drunken drivers who refuse a breath test in Bexar County are now subject to a mandatory blood draw every day of the year under a dramatic expansion of a “no refusal” policy that had been limited to weekends, officials announced. “I think we’re making history today,” District Attorney Susan Reed said at a news conference [...]

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) is partnering with Aware, Awake, Alive and members of the alcoholic beverage industry to spread the word to young Texans: Don’t be afraid to call for help.    This message is so important that the Texas Legislature has enacted a new law to encourage young people to ask for [...]

Three San Antonio bar employees could face criminal charges for serving alcohol to the wrong-way driver who hit and killed Officer Stephanie Brown. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission believes the employees from the Flying Saucer and Oak Hill Tavern should be held responsible for serving drinks to Christopher Baldaramos, who also died in the crash. [...]

Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) or server training programs have two goals: (1) to establish policies and procedures in retail alcohol outlets for preventing alcohol sales and service to minors and intoxicated persons; and (2) to train managers and servers/clerks to implement those policies and procedures effectively. Server/clerk training focuses on serving and selling procedures, signs [...]

State Alcoholic Beverage or Liquor Control Board Directory Most questions about alcohol and drinking laws and regulations can be obtained by contacting local law enforcement agencies or the agency delegated with the authority to control alcohol production, distribution, sale and consumption within a state. At the national level that authority is primarily found in the [...]

Local concerns have been ignited about the accountability of businesses that served drinks to intoxicated drivers. San Antonio police Chief William McManus plans to compile a database of where DWI suspects had their last drinks, and TABC has confirmed another investigation of the Flying Saucer for previous fatalities involving drunk driving accidents committed by their [...]

What is “Safe Harbor”? If an employee sells or serves alcoholic beverages to a non-member of a private club, a minor or an intoxicated person, the actions of the employee shall not be attributable to the employer if: the employer requires its employees to attend a commission-approved seller training program; the employee has actually attended [...]