Dallas bar owners plan to sue Gov. Greg Abbott for shutting them down

A group of several dozen bar owners in Dallas, Frisco, Fort Worth and more say they want to file a lawsuit this week after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered bars to close June 26. "We believe the governor’s order is vague, it’s ambiguous, and it violates the rights of these bars as it relates to the Texas Constitution," says Dallas attorney Jason Friedman. The co-owner of Dallas bars The Whippersnapper, High Fives and Tiny Victories is spearheading the effort, saying the owners of Bottled Blonde, STIRR, Vidorra, Clutch bar and others are joining him in the yet-to-be-filed lawsuit. Their opinion is that restaurants and bars should be treated the same during the coronavirus pandemic — even as Texas has become a national hot spot with a spike in cases.