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TABC TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
DETAILED RATIONALES GRADED A+
TABC Test 2026
SECTION 1: TABC AUTHORITY AND THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE (Questions 1–25)
1. Which Texas agency regulates the sale and service of alcoholic beverages and administers
the seller-server certification program?
A) Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
B) Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
C) Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC)
D) Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)
Answer: C) Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC)
Rationale: The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) regulates the manufacture, sale,
and service of alcoholic beverages in Texas and certifies the seller-server training programs
delivered by approved providers.
2. What is the body of Texas law that governs the manufacture, sale, and service of alcohol in
the state?
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A) The Texas Penal Code
B) The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code
C) The Texas Health and Safety Code
D) The Texas Transportation Code
Answer: B) The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code
Rationale: The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code (often called the ABC or 'the Code') is the primary
statute governing alcohol in Texas, and TABC enforces it. Seller-server training is built around the
rules contained in this Code.
3. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code is enforced by:
A) Texas Department of Public Safety
B) TABC
C) Local police only
D) ATF
Answer: B) TABC
Rationale: TABC is the sole state agency responsible for enforcing the Alcoholic Beverage Code
in Texas.
4. What does the abbreviation TABC stand for?
A) Texas Alcohol and Beverage Control
B) Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
C) Texas Alcohol Board of Control
D) Texas Association of Beverage Commissioners
Answer: B) Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
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Rationale: TABC stands for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, the state agency
responsible for regulating alcoholic beverages in Texas.
5. Under the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, "alcoholic beverage" means alcohol, or any
beverage containing more than what percentage of alcohol by volume?
A) One percent
B) One-half of one percent
C) Two percent
D) Five percent
Answer: B) One-half of one percent
Rationale: An alcoholic beverage is alcohol, or any beverage containing more than one-half of
one percent of alcohol by volume, which is capable of use for beverage purposes, either alone
or when diluted.
6. What is the definition of a "minor" under the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code?
A) A person under the age of 18
B) A person under the age of 21
C) A person under the age of 25
D) A person under the age of 16
Answer: B) A person under the age of 21
Rationale: A minor is defined as a person under the age of 21 under the Texas Alcoholic
Beverage Code.
7. What is the definition of "intoxication" under Texas law?
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A) Having a BAC of 0.05 or more
B) Not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the introduction of
alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, or a combination of those substances
C) Having a BAC of 0.10 or more
D) Appearing in public while drinking
Answer: B) Not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the
introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, or a combination of those substances
Rationale: Intoxication is defined as not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by
reason of the introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, a
combination of two or more of those substances, or any other substance into the body, or
having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more.
8. What is "public intoxication" under Texas law?
A) Drinking alcohol in any public place
B) To appear in a public place while intoxicated to the degree that the person may endanger
themselves or another
C) Having an open container in public
D) Being drunk in a bar
Answer: B) To appear in a public place while intoxicated to the degree that the person may
endanger themselves or another
Rationale: Public intoxication is defined as appearing in a public place while intoxicated to the
degree that the person may endanger the person or another.
9. What is "criminal negligence" in the context of alcohol service?
A) Intentionally serving alcohol to a minor
B) A person fails to meet a standard level of care that an ordinary person under these conditions
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TABC TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
DETAILED RATIONALES GRADED A+
TABC Test 2026
SECTION 1: TABC AUTHORITY AND THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE (Questions 1–25)
1. Which Texas agency regulates the sale and service of alcoholic beverages and administers
the seller-server certification program?
A) Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
B) Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
C) Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC)
D) Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)
Answer: C) Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC)
Rationale: The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) regulates the manufacture, sale,
and service of alcoholic beverages in Texas and certifies the seller-server training programs
delivered by approved providers.
2. What is the body of Texas law that governs the manufacture, sale, and service of alcohol in
the state?
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A) The Texas Penal Code
B) The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code
C) The Texas Health and Safety Code
D) The Texas Transportation Code
Answer: B) The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code
Rationale: The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code (often called the ABC or 'the Code') is the primary
statute governing alcohol in Texas, and TABC enforces it. Seller-server training is built around the
rules contained in this Code.
3. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code is enforced by:
A) Texas Department of Public Safety
B) TABC
C) Local police only
D) ATF
Answer: B) TABC
Rationale: TABC is the sole state agency responsible for enforcing the Alcoholic Beverage Code
in Texas.
4. What does the abbreviation TABC stand for?
A) Texas Alcohol and Beverage Control
B) Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
C) Texas Alcohol Board of Control
D) Texas Association of Beverage Commissioners
Answer: B) Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
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Rationale: TABC stands for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, the state agency
responsible for regulating alcoholic beverages in Texas.
5. Under the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, "alcoholic beverage" means alcohol, or any
beverage containing more than what percentage of alcohol by volume?
A) One percent
B) One-half of one percent
C) Two percent
D) Five percent
Answer: B) One-half of one percent
Rationale: An alcoholic beverage is alcohol, or any beverage containing more than one-half of
one percent of alcohol by volume, which is capable of use for beverage purposes, either alone
or when diluted.
6. What is the definition of a "minor" under the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code?
A) A person under the age of 18
B) A person under the age of 21
C) A person under the age of 25
D) A person under the age of 16
Answer: B) A person under the age of 21
Rationale: A minor is defined as a person under the age of 21 under the Texas Alcoholic
Beverage Code.
7. What is the definition of "intoxication" under Texas law?
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A) Having a BAC of 0.05 or more
B) Not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the introduction of
alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, or a combination of those substances
C) Having a BAC of 0.10 or more
D) Appearing in public while drinking
Answer: B) Not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the
introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, or a combination of those substances
Rationale: Intoxication is defined as not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by
reason of the introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, a
combination of two or more of those substances, or any other substance into the body, or
having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more.
8. What is "public intoxication" under Texas law?
A) Drinking alcohol in any public place
B) To appear in a public place while intoxicated to the degree that the person may endanger
themselves or another
C) Having an open container in public
D) Being drunk in a bar
Answer: B) To appear in a public place while intoxicated to the degree that the person may
endanger themselves or another
Rationale: Public intoxication is defined as appearing in a public place while intoxicated to the
degree that the person may endanger the person or another.
9. What is "criminal negligence" in the context of alcohol service?
A) Intentionally serving alcohol to a minor
B) A person fails to meet a standard level of care that an ordinary person under these conditions
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