LONGVIEW, Texas — Great Texas Balloon Race board members unveiled 2020 event policy changes to the Gregg County Commissioners Court on Monday, including a ban on bringing in alcohol.
When the 43rd festival opens June 19-21, each family will be allowed only one bag and one cooler no larger than 16 inches long, 16 inches wide and 8 inches tall, and no glass bottles will be allowed inside the gates.
After 30 years at the East Texas Regional Airport, the festival will no longer allow outside alcoholic beverages to be brought in. Instead, nonprofit organizations including the balloon race board of directors will obtain state permits to conduct on-site beer and wine sales themselves.
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