Publishing a Newspaper Notice for Certain Licenses

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission • tabc.texas.gov

Publishing a Newspaper

Notice for Certain Licenses

Publisher’s Affidavit (for BW, BB, BC, BE, BF, BG, BP, BQ, D,

G, MB, N, NB, NE, P, Q, W, X)

When you apply for one of the licenses and permits listed above, you must publish a notice of

your application in two consecutive issues of a qualified general circulation newspaper. The

newspaper must be published in the city or town where your place of business is located.

Qualified Newspaper

• A qualified newspaper is either a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation

published in the city or town where your place of business is located.

• If no newspaper is published within the city, use a newspaper published in the county.

• If neither is available, use a newspaper published in the nearest adjacent county and

circulated in the county of your place of business.

Newspaper Notice

A newspaper notice must be printed in 10-point bold face type and state the:

• Full name of the license or permit you’re applying for. Do not use abbreviations such as

BG, W, D etc.

• Name of the owner or type of entity that will hold the license or permit.

• Tradename.

• Exact location including suite numbers and building numbers of the business applying for

the permit.

• Names of each officer/partner of the business with respective titles.

Important note: All information in your publication must match the information on your

application.

EXAMPLE:

LEGAL NOTICE

Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a

[INSERT TYPE OF LICENSE/PERMIT] by [NAME OF APPLICANT] dba [TRADE

NAME], to be located at [ADDRESS], [CITY], [COUNTY], Texas. Officers of said

corporation [OR OWNERS OR PARTNERS] are [LIST NAME AND TITLE OF ALL

APPLICABLE].

Attach a clipping of the notice with the publisher’s affidavit.