You can generally buy beer in Texas starting at 7 a.m. Monday through Saturday and from 10 a.m. on Sundays, with late‑night cutoffs depending on the day and type of business.

Basic beer-buying hours (off‑premise)

These are the typical hours for buying beer at grocery stores, gas stations, and most retail shops (off‑premise sales).

  • Monday–Friday: 7:00 a.m. to midnight.
  • Saturday: 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. (early Sunday morning).
  • Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to midnight (some sources note noon to midnight in certain cases, but 10 a.m. is now widely allowed).

Texas law bars alcohol sales before 7 a.m. on any day, so you cannot buy beer earlier than that anywhere in the state.

Bars, restaurants, and breweries

On‑premise spots (where you drink there) often have slightly different, usually later, hours.

  • Bars and restaurants can generally serve beer from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. the next day Monday–Saturday.
  • On Sundays, they can usually serve from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. the next day, often tied to food service early in the day.
  • Breweries often serve beer on‑site from 10 a.m. to midnight Monday–Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, and noon (or 10 a.m. if allowed) to midnight Sunday.

An everyday example: grabbing a beer with brunch at 10:30 a.m. Sunday is usually fine at a restaurant, but you might not have been able to buy a six‑pack that early before the law change that moved Sunday retail sales to 10 a.m.

Local twists and blue laws

Texas still has remnants of the old “blue laws,” and not every county or city plays by exactly the same rules.

  • Some areas have historically stricter Sunday rules or local ordinances that further limit alcohol hours.
  • Liquor stores follow different rules (closed Sundays, shorter hours), but that does not usually affect basic beer sales at grocery or convenience stores.
  • A few counties and precincts are “dry” or “partially wet,” which can affect whether you can buy beer at all, or only in certain forms.

Because of these nuances, it’s smart to check posted signs at the store or look up your county’s specific alcohol regulations if you’re close to the margins of legal hours.

Quick HTML table of typical hours

Here’s a simple HTML table summarizing the common beer purchase windows:

html

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Day</th>
      <th>Where</th>
      <th>Earliest time</th>
      <th>Latest time</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Mon–Fri</td>
      <td>Stores (off‑premise)</td>
      <td>7:00 a.m.</td>
      <td>12:00 a.m. (midnight)</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Saturday</td>
      <td>Stores (off‑premise)</td>
      <td>7:00 a.m.</td>
      <td>1:00 a.m. (Sunday)</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Sunday</td>
      <td>Stores (off‑premise)</td>
      <td>10:00 a.m.</td>
      <td>12:00 a.m. (midnight)</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Mon–Sat</td>
      <td>Bars / restaurants</td>
      <td>7:00 a.m.</td>
      <td>2:00 a.m. (next day)</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Sunday</td>
      <td>Bars / restaurants</td>
      <td>10:00 a.m.</td>
      <td>2:00 a.m. (Monday)</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

Little “forum” style note

“Texans can buy beer, wine at 10 a.m. on Sunday, starting Sept. 1” kicked off a lot of online chatter when the Sunday start time moved earlier, especially among folks who were tired of standing around waiting for the clock to hit noon.

Bottom note: Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.