Arlington voters made a broad change Tuesday night by approving a proposition to expand alcohol sales in the city. The proposition passed with just over 69% of the vote.

This means liquor stores will be allowed to operate in some non-residentially zoned areas of Arlington as long as they are at least 100 feet from public or private schools, hospital, day cares or churches.

The City Council could vote to extend those setbacks to 300 feet, according to Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code. The distance between a liquor store and school could be set at 1,000 feet if a public school district board of trustees or a private school governing body requests it.

The proposition was brought to the citywide vote through a petition filed this spring that sought to expand wine sales at rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The effort was jointly funded by the rangers and a liquor industry group.

Sales tax revenue generated from alcohol sales could be used for expenditures such as paying off AT&T Stadium debt and fixing city streets.

Voters approve creation of water fund

Texas voters also approved Proposition 6, which would create a fund that will pay for state water projects for the next 50 years. Some 77 percent of voters in Tarrant County backed the water proposition that will create the State Water Implementation Fund. Two billion dollars from the state's Rainy Day Fund will used to initially fund the project, which calls for improvement in water infrastructure, conservation efforts and reservoir projects in Texas.