excess or is physically or mentally incapacitated;
(10)  the applicant will sell liquor unlawfully in a dry area or in a
manner contrary to law or will knowingly permit an agent, servant,
or employee to do so;
(11)  the applicant is not a United States citizen or has not been a
citizen of Texas for a period of one year immediately preceding the
filing of his application, unless he was issued a permit or renewal
permit on or before September 1, 1948, and has at some time been
a United States citizen;
(12)  the applicant does not provide an adequate building available
at the address for which the permit is sought before conducting any
activity authorized by the permit;
(13)  the applicant is residentially domiciled with a person whose
permit or license has been cancelled for cause within the 12 months
immediately preceding the date of his present application;
(14)  the applicant has failed or refused to furnish a true copy of his
application to the commission's district office in the district in which
the premises for which the permit is sought are located;  or
(15)  during the six months immediately preceding the filing of the
application the premises for which the permit is sought have been
operated, used, or frequented for a purpose or in a manner That is
lewd, immoral, or offensive to public decency.
(b)  The commission or administrator shall refuse to issue an original
permit authorizing the retail sale of alcoholic beverages unless the
applicant for the permit files with the application a certificate issued
by the comptroller of public accounts stating That the applicant
holds, or has applied for and satisfies all legal requirements for the
issuance of, a sales tax permit, if required, for the place of business
for which the alcoholic beverage permit is sought.
(c)  The commission or administrator shall refuse to issue for a
period of one year after cancellation a mixed beverage permit or
private club registration permit for a premises where a license or
permit has been canceled during the preceding 12 months as a
result of a shooting, stabbing, or other violent act, or as a result of
an offense involving drugs.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 408, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  
Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1965, ch. 777, Sec. 3, eff. Aug.
27, 1979;  Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 252, ch. 107, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
1981;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1986;  Acts
1985, 69th Leg., ch. 462, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1986;  Acts 1985, 69th
Leg., ch. 690, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch.
934, Sec. 21 eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 625, Sec.
1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Sec. 11.47.  REFUSAL OF PERMIT:  INTEREST IN BEER
ESTABLISHMENT.  The commission or administrator may refuse to
issue an original or renewal permit with or without a hearing if it
has reasonable grounds to believe and finds That the applicant or a
person with whom he is residentially domiciled has a financial
interest in a permit or license authorizing the sale of beer at retail,
except as is authorized by Section 22.06, 24.05, or 102.05 of this
code.  This section does not apply to an applicant for a permit which
authorizes the sale of mixed beverages.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 409, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Sec. 11.48.  REFUSAL OF PACKAGE STORE OR MIXED BEVERAGE
PERMIT.  (a)  The commission or administrator may refuse to issue
an original or renewal mixed beverage permit with or without a
hearing if it has reasonable grounds to believe and finds That the
applicant, directly or indirectly, or through a subsidiary, affiliate,
agent, or employee, or through an officer, director, or firm member,
owns an interest of any kind in the premises, business, or permit of
a package store.
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