Texas bar owners sue to overturn closures [View all]
Source: MSN
A group of bar owners in Texas filed lawsuits Monday in an attempt to overturn Gov. Greg Abbott's (R) order closing their businesses in an effort to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus as cases in the state spike.
The lawsuits filed in Austin, Houston and Galveston allege that Abbott does not have the authority to make such an order and claim it specifically targets bars while other businesses, such as salons and tattoo parlors, are allowed to remain open, The Associated Press reported.
The bar owners reportedly said Abbot should call the legislature into a special session to address the issue.
"Gov. Abbott continues to act like a king," Jared Woodfill, an attorney for the bar owners, told the AP. "Abbott is unilaterally destroying our economy and trampling on our constitutional rights."
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