H.B. No. 1825         AN ACT   relating to the consumption, possession, and sale of alcoholic   beverages at certain performing arts facilities owned by certain   school districts.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 11.179(a), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  The board of trustees of a school district may adopt a   policy allowing the consumption, possession, and sale of an   alcoholic beverage at an event held at a performing arts facility   owned by the district if:                (1)  the facility is leased to a nonprofit organization   for an event not sponsored or sanctioned by the district; and                (2)  the district is located in:                      (A)  a county:                            (i) [(A)]  that has a population of not more   than 300,000; and                            (ii) [(B)] in which a component university   of the University of Houston System is located; or                      (B)  a county in which is located a facility   described by Subdivision (1) within two miles of two or more   stadiums with a capacity of at least 40,000 people.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 1825 was passed by the House on April   12, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 105, Nays 39, 3 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 1825 was passed by the Senate on May   18, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 27, Nays 4.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor