87R11634 MCF-D     By: Spiller H.B. No. 4363       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to local regulation of distance requirements for the sale   of alcoholic beverages near schools.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 38.007(b), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (b)  The board of trustees of a school district shall attempt   to provide a safe alcohol-free environment to students coming to or   going from school. The board of trustees may cooperate with local   law enforcement officials and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage   Commission in attempting to provide this environment and in   enforcing Sections 101.75, 109.33, and 109.59, Alcoholic Beverage   Code. Additionally, the board[, if a majority of the area of a   district is located in a municipality with a population of 900,000   or more,] may petition the commissioners court of the county in   which the district is located or the governing board of an   incorporated city or town in which the district is located to adopt   a 1,000-foot zone under Section 109.33, Alcoholic Beverage Code.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.