Reply #37: You can buy beer & wine in Texas grocery stores

[Bridget Burke]

Unless they are in a dry county.

Or in a dry city.

Or in a dry former city. The Heights became part of Houston many years ago. But the borders of that extinct town still enclose a dry area. Leading to some nice BYOB restaurants & this one shining exception: www.shadeheights.com/shadeclub.html

Or it's before noon on Sunday--anywhere.

Hard liquor is only sold in liquor stores, open from 10 AM to 9 PM, Monday through Saturday. Of course, dry localities have no liquor stores. A cluster of liquor stores on the highway signals the line between a dry county & a wet one.

Some of those dry localities allow liquor by the drink in "clubs." In wet areas, some establishments only have beer & wine licenses. Like icehouses: www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5522825

The Houston area is fairly relaxed, except for The Heights. But the Metroplex is a patchwork of dry/wet areas. Visitors, beware!