No Alcohol in Benbrook
I read this about our town on Wikipedia.
In 1949, two years after Benbrook was incorporated as a village, the sale of liquor and beer was made illegal. In 1951, the citizens voted to make taverns illegal. A few years later, in 1954, an election was held to determine the legality of selling alcohol for “off-premise consumption,” but there were not enough votes to allow its sale. In 1971, the residents of Benbrook chose to prohibit all alcohol sales, except for beer to be imbibed off-premises.
You can buy beer (and only beer) but you have to get out of town to drink it! Benbrook has the third lowest crime rate out of the 42 cities in Tarrant county. Correlation? I don’t know, but I like a town that understands nothing good can come out of alcohol consumption. ![]()







2 Comments Add your own
1. Mom | October 15th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
That is a town with smarts and guts to stand up for their beliefs. I wish all of San Diego Beaches would out law liquor. Kudos to Benbrook.
2. Sudi | October 16th, 2007 at 6:49 pm
Bravo Benbrook!
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