Most Texas dry counties are in the northwestern quadrant of the state.
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Want to pick up a few beers at the gas station? You'll need to go to Commerce or Sulphur Springs. This Cooper merchant makes his money off of gasoline sales.
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In Cooper, you can still order a purple cow or a cherry phosphate. No beer, though.
If Mount Vernon voters approve either of two alcohol-sales ballot initiatives on May 11 - and voters in the Piney Woods town of Tatum do the same - that would leave Delta County the last dry county in East Texas.
Delta County jailer Wesley Mayeux, right, works with an inmate at the Delta County Courthouse in Cooper on May 1.
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Delta County Justice of the Peace Chuck Reed presides over activities at the Delta County Courthouse on May 1 following the sting operation that netted over 20 suspects.
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Delta County law enforcement officials lead prisoners into the courthouse on May 1.
