LOCAL OPl'ION ELECTIONS
ftrre were twenty local option elections held in 1949. Eight were
county vide, ten vere Justice precinct elections, and tvo were city
elections.
In the f'ollov1ng tahuJ.a.tloDS the first figure denotes the
the second figure the "dry" total.)
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Atascosa County voted on November 8, 1949,
(1925-1114) against prohibiting the aale of
all alcoholic beverages.
Justice Precinct No.4, Bell County, voted
December 13, 1949, (476-334) against prohibit­
ing the sale of beer.
CllAMBERS COUNTY:
Juatice Precinct No.2, Chambers County, voted
February 19, 1949, (43-78) against legaliZing
the sale of all alcoholic beverages.
CRAllE COUNTY:
Justice Precinct No.2, Crane County, voted
September 3, 1949, (15-44) to prohibit the
sale of all alcoholic beverages.
CROSBY COUNl'Y:
Crosby County voted on May 1, 1949, (442-1416)
against legaliZing the sale of beer.
HARRIS COUNl'Y:
The City of Galena Park in Harris County voted
on December 3, 1949, (152-629) to prohibit the
sale of all alcoholic beverages.
BIlL COUNI'Y:
R1ll COWlty voted on April 9, 1949,
against legalizing the sale of beer.
rARD COUNl'Y:
(1252·4032)
Justice Precinct No.4, Bovard COWlty, voted
November 8, 1949, (11-111) to prohibit the sale
of all alcoholic beverages.
MATAGORDA COum'Y:
Justice Precinct No.7, Matagorda County, voted
on September 10, 1949, (38-20) against prohibit­
ing the sale of all alcoholic beverag;es.
llE:llARD COum'Y:
Justice Precinct No.6, Menard COWlty, voted
October 15, 1949, (11-41) to prohibit the sale
of all alcoholic beverages.
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MOORE COUNTY:
Moore County voted on May 7, 1949, (1088-828)
against prohibiting the sale of all alcoholic
beverages.
PALO PINTO COUNTY:
Palo Pinto County voted on March 12, 1949,
(3091-2744) to legalize the sale of beer.
NUECES COUNTY:
Nueces County voted on November 8, 1949,
(14,328-5493) against prohibiting the sale of
all alcoholic beverages.
REEVES COUNTY:
Justice Precinct No.2, Reeves County, voted
on March 8, 1949, (69-107) against legalizing
the sale of all alcoholic beverages.
SOMERVELL COUNTY:
Somervell County voted on August 6, 1949,
(261-431) against legalizing the sale of beer.
STEPHENS COUNTY:
Stephens County voted on October 8, 1949,
(1909-1247) against prohibiting the sale of
beer.
TARRANT COUNTY:
The City of Benbrook in Tarrant County voted
on November 8, 1949, (32-35) to prohibit the
sale of all alcoholic beverages.
WILLACY COUNTY:
Justice Precinct No. 3 of Willacy County voted
on June 4, 1949, (258-102) against prohibiting
the sale of malt and vinous beverages containing
alcohol not exceeding 14% by weight.
WILLACY COUNTY:
Justice Precinct No.6, Wi11acy County, voted
on October 6, 1949, (56-96) to prohibit the sale
of beer.
WILLACY COUNTY:
Justice Precinct No.4, Willacy County, voted
on December 10, 1949, (188-131) against prohibit­
ing the sale of all alcoholic beverages.
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WET-DRY STATUS OF TEXAS COUNTIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1950
(Asterisk indicates counties wholly wet, all others dry in part)
COUNTIES IN WHICH DISTILLED SPIRITS ARE LEGAL:
*Aransas
Atascosa
*Austin
Bastrop
*Bee
*Bexar
Blanco
*Brewster
Burleson
Calhoun
Cameron
Carson
Chambers
Colorado
*Comal
Crane
*Culberson
Dallam
Dallas
DeWitt
*Duval
*Ector
Edwards
Kerr
Kinney
*La Salle
Lavaca
Lee
Live Oak
Llano
*Loving
Matagorda
Maverick
McMullen
Medina
Menard
Milam
*Moore
Nueces
Orange
Pecos
Potter
*Presidio
*Reagan
Reeves
Refugio
*E1 Paso
Falls
Fayette
*Fod Bend
Galve stan
Gillespie
Goliad
Gonzales
Gray
Gregg
Guadalupe
Hardin
Harris
*Hida1go
*Hudspeth
Hutchinson
Jackson
Jefferson
*Jim Hogg
Jim WellS
Karnes
*Kendall
*Kenedy
COUNTIES IN WHICH ONLY 4% BEER IS LEGAL:
Bandera
Bell
*Brazoria
Brazos
*Brooks
Caldwell
Concho
Frio
*Kimb1e
*K1eberg
San Patricio
*Star1'
*Sutton
Tarrant
*Terrell
Tom Green
Travis
*Trinity
*Upton
Uvalde
Val Verde
Victoria
Waller
Ward
*Washington
*Webb
Wharton
Wichita
Williamson
Wilson
*Winkler
*Zapata
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Limestone
Lipscomb
McLennan
Midland
Montgomery
COUNTIES IN WHICH 14% BEVERAGES ARE LEGAL:
Liberty
Willacy
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91
Palo Pinto
Robertson
Stephens
*Zavala
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COUNTIES WHOLLY DRY: 142
Anderson
Andrews
Angelina
Archer
Armstrong
Bailey
Baylor
Borden
Bosque
Bowie
Briscoe
Brown
Burnet
Callahan
Camp
Cass
Castro
Cherokee
Childress
ClatCochran
Coke
Coleman
Collin
Collingsworth
Comanche
Cooke
Coryell
Cottle
Crockett
Crosby
Dawson
Deaf Smith
Delta
Denton
Dickens
Dimmit
Donley
Eastland
Ellis
Erath
Fannin
Fisher
Floyd
Foard
Franklin
Freestone
Gaines
Garza
Glasscock
Grayson
Grimes
Hale
Hall
Hamilton
Hansford
Hardeman
Harrison
Hartley
Haskell
Hays
Hemphill
Henderson
Hill
Hockley
Hood
Hopkins
Houston
Howard
Hunt
Irion
Jack
Jasper
Jeff Davis
Johnson
Jones
Kaufman
Kent
King
Knox
Lamar
Lamb
Lampasas
Leon
Lubbock
Lynn
Madison
Marion
Martin
Mason
McCulloch
Mills
Mitchell
Montague
Morris
Motley
Nacogdoches
Navarro
Newton
Nolan
Ochiltree
Oldham
Panola
Parker
Parmer
Polk
Rains
Randall
Real
Red River
Roberts
Rockwall
Runnels
Rusk
Sabine
San Augustine
San Jacinto
San Saba
Schleicher
Scurry
Shackelford
Shelby
She rman
Smith
Somervell
Sterling
Stonewall
Swisher
Taylo'r
Terry
Throckmorton
Titus
Tyler
Upshur
Van Zandt
Walker
Wheeler
Wilbarger
Wise
Wood
Yoakum
Young
The map on the following page gives a visual outline of the local option status
of the entire state.'
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