The article that I found interesting on the Texas Tribune is that two bills filed in this Texas legislation session could allow 10 more hours of shopping time by letting liquor stores stay open on Sundays and would also extend liquor sales one hour by allowing sales from 9 AM to 10 PM through Monday to Thursday. This bill would abolish Texas’ “blue laws” which bans buying hard liquor on Sundays. Blue laws were introduced and followed by the Puritans in 17th century to make sure people were attending church. But in 19th to 20th century most of the states abolished blue laws because it violated people’s rights to religious freedoms. But 14 states still have blue laws and it is surprising that Texas is one of them. Why do we still have blue laws in these 14 states? Are they trying to increase Church-goers with this law? So what’s the difference between Sunday and other days, if any one wants to drink on Sunday, they will buy it on other days. On the other hand, allowing the sales of liquor on Sundays, Texas can earn $7.4 million every year, new jobs will be created, and consumers will be benefited. I think this article is important to read, because if this law passes it will benefit both the economy and the consumers.
http://www.texastribune.org/2013/02/07/drink-bills-would-abolish-sunday-liquor-store-ban/
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