why can't you buy liquor on sunday in texas

The reason you can't buy liquor on Sunday in Texas is due to the state's "blue laws," which are laws originally based on religious principles to enforce moral standards and reserve Sundays as a day of rest and worship. Texas liquor stores are required to be closed on Sundays as part of these blue laws, which have historically restricted certain commercial activities on Sundays. While beer and wine can be purchased on Sundays during specific hours (10 a.m. to midnight), liquor sales remain prohibited in stores on Sundays. This Sunday liquor sale ban has been a longstanding tradition since the Texas Liquor Control Act was passed in 1935, following the repeal of Prohibition, and has remained despite many other relaxed alcohol sale regulations in the state. However, liquor can be served on Sundays in bars and restaurants as long as it is accompanied by food, and there have been ongoing legislative efforts to change liquor store hours, but the Sunday prohibition persists as of now.