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The search box learned some new tricks. Here's everything it understands now.

August 19, 2026

We shipped two big things this month: Texas metro areas and a live directory of newly issued liquor licenses. Here's how to use them — and a refresher on everything else you can type into that green box.

The Record Board: June 2026

August 13, 2026

Ten Texas venues just had the best month in their history.

265 Texas venues just had their best month ever. Thank the World Cup — and the river.

August 13, 2026

265 Texas venues each had their best month ever in June 2026.

Why your bar's liquor license number just changed

July 27, 2026

TABC has been quietly renumbering Texas liquor permits for years — by the hundreds, year after year. Nobody announced it. Here's what nineteen years of receipts data shows, and why it matters for anyone who tracks a bar by its permit number.

Texas bars just had their first billion-dollar month. Most owners won't feel it.

July 24, 2026

Texas mixed-beverage sales crossed $1 billion for the first time in May 2026. But per-venue revenue was essentially flat — the record came from more bars, not better business.