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Texas issues mixed beverage license to Oste on Texas in El Paso

Texas issues mixed beverage license to Oste on Texas in El Paso

Rule Changes El Paso, TX local

State records list a mixed beverage permit for Oste, the pasta restaurant planned at 1609 Texas Ave

October 23rd, 2026: Texas ABC issues mixed beverage license to Oste on Texas

Overview

Updated Oct 27

Texas issued a mixed beverage permit to Oste on Texas LLC on October 23, 2026, state records show. The permit allows liquor sales by the drink at 1609 Texas Ave in El Paso, but it does not show whether the restaurant has opened.

Oste is the pasta restaurant that Brooke Taylor, a managing partner who also runs Deserto Pizzeria, plans to open in the renovated O'Fallon building. Local reports in July 2026 said renovation work was expected to wrap in November, with a grand opening by the end of the year. The building at 1609 Texas Ave is the former NBS Office Furniture headquarters.

Why it matters

A mixed beverage permit is the main approval a new bar or restaurant needs to serve liquor — this record signals a drink-selling business forming at 1609 Texas Ave in El Paso.

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Key Indicators

1
Mixed beverage permit issued
TABC permit MB200199970, issued October 23, 2026, allows liquor sales by the drink at 1609 Texas Ave.
End of 2026
Expected opening for renovated building
Severo Hughston's marketing director said in July 2026 the O'Fallon project was expected to open by the end of the year.

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People Involved

Brooke Taylor
Brooke Taylor
Managing partner, Oste; owner of Deserto Pizzeria
Named in July 2026 as managing partner of Oste, the pasta restaurant planned for 1609 Texas Ave.

Organizations Involved

OT
Oste on Texas LLC
Limited liability company (permit holder)
Holds a Texas mixed beverage permit for 1609 Texas Ave, issued October 23, 2026

Permit holder for Oste, a pasta restaurant planned at 1609 Texas Ave in El Paso.
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
State regulator
Issued the mixed beverage permit recorded on 2026-10-23

The Texas state agency that licenses and regulates the sale of alcoholic beverages.
SH
Severo Hughston LLC
Real estate developer and property manager
Renovating the O'Fallon building at 1609 Texas Ave; in July 2026 expected completion by the end of 2026

El Paso developer and property manager remaking the former NBS Office Furniture building as the O'Fallon.

Timeline

1 event Latest: October 23rd, 2026 · 3 weeks ago

  1. Texas ABC issues mixed beverage license to Oste on Texas

    Latest Regulatory

    TABC issues MB permit to Oste on Texas LLC, 1609 Texas Ave.

Scenarios

1

Oste on Texas opens and serves customers

Uncertain Resolves by Q2 2027

Discussed by: Texas TABC records, which would confirm an active license; El Paso Times restaurant coverage

The LLC clears the remaining building, health, and fire approvals and opens a bar or restaurant serving liquor by the drink at 1609 Texas Ave. Evidence would come from the TABC record showing the permit in active use, from customer reviews, or from local news. Many permit holders follow this path, but the license alone doesn't commit the operator to any schedule.

2

Permit lapses and no business opens

Possible Resolves by Q2 2027

Discussed by: Texas TABC license data showing permit cancellations and transfers

A share of issued liquor permits never becomes an operating business — the holder fails to clear other approvals, loses financing, or abandons the plan. The TABC record would then show the license cancelled, inactive, or transferred to another entity, with no evidence the venue served a drink. Nothing in the current record points either way.

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Ongoing industry pattern

Permit issued, opening later — the usual restaurant path

Across the restaurant and bar industry, operators secure liquor licenses well before a venue is ready to open. The permit posts to a public agency dataset at approval, often months ahead of the first service, and some permitted ventures never serve a drink at all.

Then

The license becomes public immediately, giving the first verifiable sign a venue is planned.

Now

Whether the business opens depends on inspections, financing, and the operator's plans, not on the permit date.

Why this matters now

The 1609 Texas Ave record sits in exactly this spot: a real approval that shows a hospitality venture is planned, without showing when or whether it opens.

Sources

(5)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (data.texas.gov) Ask Texas Bar Sales El Paso Inc. KFOX14 El Paso Times