Heroic Texas legislator files bill to allow liquor sales on Sundays
Heroic Texas legislator files bill to allow liquor sales on Sundays Need this every day of the week.
Photo by Julia Keim Texas State House Representative Richard Raymond continues his heroic quest to allow us to buy liquor every day of the week with the introduction of HB 937, a new bill striking down the state s Prohibition-era ban on distilled spirits sales on Sundays. The bill would also extend the hours at package stores: Monday through Saturday from 9 am to 10 pm, and Sunday from 12 noon to 10 pm. Since 2002, 21 states have passed laws permitting sales on Sunday, bringing the total to 43 states.
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Athletic push, good spirits, mental health days: News from around our 50 states
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February 1, 2021, 12:21 AM·49 min read
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People get COVID-19 vaccines during a drive-in clinic in the old Montgomery Mall parking lot in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday.
Montgomery: The state will roughly double the number of people eligible to receive immunizations against COVID-19 this month even though there’s still not enough vaccine for everyone who qualifies for a shot, the head of the state health agency said Friday. Dr. Scott Harris, the state health officer, said everyone 65 and older, educators, court officials, corrections officers, postal employees, grocery store workers, some manufacturing workers, public transit workers, agriculture employees, state legislators and constitutional officers will be eligible to get vaccinations when the program expands Feb. 8. Currently, only people 75 and older, first responders, health care workers and long-term care residents ar
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Alabama
Montgomery: The state will roughly double the number of people eligible to receive immunizations against COVID-19 this month even though there’s still not enough vaccine for everyone who qualifies for a shot, the head of the state health agency said Friday. Dr. Scott Harris, the state health officer, said everyone 65 and older, educators, court officials, corrections officers, postal employees, grocery store workers, some manufacturing workers, public transit workers, agriculture employees, state legislators and constitutional officers will be eligible to get vaccinations when the program expands Feb. 8. Currently, only people 75 and older, first responders, health care workers and long-term care residents are eligible. The state has been hearing complaints that more people aren’t allowed to get in line for shots. The change means as many as 1.5 million people in the state will qualify for shots, up from about 700,000 currently, H
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