TABC Mixed Beverage Permit (MB): Austin restaurant guide
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
What it is
Allows on-premise sale of spirits, wine and beer — the full-bar permit.
When a restaurant needs it
Serving liquor/cocktails.
How to apply
Apply in AIMS after posting the 60-day sign (if the location wasn't licensed for on-premise in the past 2 years), publishing notice, getting City, County and Comptroller certifications and posting the conduct surety bond (unless you hold an FB certificate).
Documents you’ll need
- AIMS application and entity documents
- Lease
- City and County certifications
- Comptroller certification (sales tax permit)
- Publisher's affidavit (newspaper notice)
- Conduct surety bond ($5,000; $10,000 within 1,000 ft of a public school) unless FB
Good to know
MB holders pay the Comptroller's mixed beverage gross receipts tax and mixed beverage sales tax on alcohol sales. Cities and counties may not charge a local fee on an original MB permit. Mixed Beverage permittees also owe the Comptroller's 6.7% mixed beverage gross receipts tax and 8.25% mixed beverage sales tax (AUS-TR-31). Local MB fees are exempt in the first three years.
Official source
TABC — license and permit types · TABC — two-year licensing fees (eff. 9/1/21)
Answer a few questions about your space and get every permit in order, with a timeline, a cost range, walkthroughs, and every application filled in for you to sign with Open.
Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Guidance only, not legal advice.