“He’s targeting us, and it’s discrimination.”ADTogether with 21 other Texas bar owners, Parker on Monday sued Abbott and the state’s alcohol regulators to halt the shutdown order, arguing it unconstitutionally bypasses the state legislature and comes at the particular detriment of bar owners, their families and employees. AD“This one individual is picking and choosing winners and losers,” Jared Woodfill, a Houston lawyer representing the owners, said in an interview. “Governor Abbott has chosen to sentence bar owners to bankruptcy.”Neither the governor’s office nor the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission immediately responded to The Post’s requests for comment. ADIn Kilgore, she organized a “Bar Lives Matter” concert outside her bar on Sunday to raise money for other Texas taprooms that need to pay the bills. Earlier on Monday, she drove to Austin, where she plans to stage a rally outside the Texas Capitol with other bar owners Tuesday, and invited the governor to speak with her one-on-one.

Source: Washington Post June 30, 2020 11:01 UTC