Sales of beer and wine in Daingerfield receive voter’s approval

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com
 
The majority of voters prevailed in the city election for the sale of beer and wine for off-premises consumption in Daingerfield. The measure passed by 125 votes for and 87 votes against.
City Manager Carl Teel commented on the passage of the new law.
“The proponents of the local alcohol option effort prevailed in their support of the sale of beer and wine for off-premise consumption,” Mr. Teel said.  “This was decided by the democratic process available to the community at large and the majority of people who participated voted for the proposition.  “Therefore, the city staff is pulling together the information needed in order to deal with any and all applications that come in for the retail establishment of beer and wine sales. However, it will take a certain amount of time in order to put everything together.  We are waiting for an official from the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission to visit our city to help us with the protocol and process for handling the applications.  Once everything is in place, we want to be sure that we have a thorough vetting process that is based on two principles.  The first principle deals with the legal requirements of the permits and state law.  The second principle is to have policies that are fair for the retailers while providing some safeguards for the community at large.”
There are more than 1,400 registered voters in the city of Daingerfield.
Nine propositions for constitutional amendments were also on the Nov. 5 ballot and each one of them passed.
Propositions on the ballot were as follows:
Proposition 1 (HJR 62): The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed in action.
Proposition 2 (HJR 79): The constitutional amendment eliminating an obsolete requirement for a State Medical Education Board and a State Medical Education Fund, neither of which is operational.
Proposition 3 (HJR 133): The constitutional amendment to authorize a political subdivision of this state to extend the number of days that aircraft parts that are exempt from ad valorem taxation due to their location in this state for a temporary period may be located in this state for purposes of qualifying for the tax exemption.”
 

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