<P> People must be at least 21 years of age to legally consume alcoholic beverages in Texas with certain exceptions, as in any other state in the United States . However, employment at a company serving alcoholic beverages can be entered into at age 18 but the person cannot actually serve the alcohol . </P> <P> No specific training is required to serve alcohol; however, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code states that the actions of an employee (such as serving alcohol to a clearly intoxicated patron) will not be imputed to the employer if 1) the employer requires the employee to complete training approved by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, 2) the employee actually completes the training, and 3) the employer has not directly encouraged the employee to violate the law . </P> <P> All previously opened containers of alcoholic beverages must be stored and transported in a vehicle's trunk or other storage to which the driver and or any passengers do not have access . </P> <P> An operator of a motor vehicle is considered under the influence of alcohol if a chemical screening test shows a blood - alcohol content of 0.08 percent or higher . No other evidence (such as Field Sobriety tests) need be presented to the court to obtain a DUI (driving under the influence) conviction . A driver testing 0.15 percent or more over the legal limit of 0.08 percent faces more severe penalties for enhanced BAC . When under the age of 21, a driver in Texas must not test positive for any blood - alcohol content (BAC) and may be charged with DUI even if the amount tested is under 0.08 percent . </P>

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