Businesses are required to apply with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) for issuance of state permit.  The completed application should be submitted to:
                    

                                City of Brownsville Planning and Zoning Department

                                Attn: Noe Puga, Zoning Administrator

                                1150 E. Adams St., Brownsville, TX 78520

Or you may contact the Planning department at 956/548-6150, if you require further assistance.

Upon completion of all the requirements, the City Secretary's Office will collect the appropriate fees and issue the City's Beer and Wine Permit.

1. There is hereby levied a $50.00 fee for the privilege of owning or operating a Hotel (as that term is defined in Section 156.001 of the Texas Tax Code) within the City of Brownsville said fee being hereafter called a "Hotel Operation Fee." The initial Hotel Operation Fee must be paid to the City Secretary by each owner and each operator of a Hotel no later than July 1, 2010. Subsequent Hotel Operation Fees are due within 10 days of a change in the owner or operator of a Hotel.
2. Upon payment of the Hotel Operation Fee, a permit will be issued to the person or entity making the payment which permit must be prominently displayed in the lobby of the Hotel. The permit expires 10 days after a change in the owner or operator of a Hotel.
3. It shall be unlawful to operate a Hotel unless a valid unexpired permit for payment of the Hotel Operation Fee is displayed for both the owner or operator of a Hotel.
4. Operating a Hotel without a valid unexpired permit for payment of all required Hotel Operation Fees is class "C" misdemeanor for each day that the Hotel so operates, punishable as set forth in Section 1-13 of the Brownsville City Code.

[Source: City Ordinance No. 2010-1523]