Cadena Comercial USA Corp. D/b/a Oxxo, Petitioner v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals, holding that the term “interest” in Tex. Alco. Bev. Code §102.07(a) is to be given its broad, plain‑meaning definition that includes any commercial or economic stake, that the statute permits the TABC to look beyond corporate separateness, and that Cadena’s equal‑protection claim fails because no similarly situated permittees were shown. Justice Willett’s dissent argued for a narrower, control‑based reading of “interest” and for respecting corporate separateness.