Texas Showdown: Brewers Can’t Sell Distribution Rights After All

Dear Client:Last Friday, the Texas Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling that would have allowed craft brewers to sell their territorial distribution rights, after a 2013 Senate bill had banned the practice. Recall that Texas craft brewers Live Oak, Revolver and Peticolas Brewing sued the state in 2014, deeming Senate Bill 639 unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause, as it revokes a brewer's right to sell its brands. Then State District Judge Karin Crump had ruled in favor