Number	24859
Subject	Alcohol
Source	KHOU-TV (Houston)
State	TX
Year	2010
Publication Date	11/22/2010; 11/23/2010
Summary	KHOU-TV set out to answer a frightening question: Why is Harris County, Texas "the DWI death capital of the country?" Employees of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission revealed "little-known amendments" that offer immunity to bars and bartenders "from civil liability" or "state administrative action" that could result from the state law that prevents over-serving alcohol.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	13
Keywords	Safe Harbor; TABC; Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission; dram shop; liquor distributors; drunk driving; bartender; public records; Texas Public Information Act; Harris County
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