After four years of legal battles, the state’s high court ruled unanimously today that the so-called “Pole Tax” — a five-dollar per patron tax on strip clubs — is, in fact, constitutional. Club owners have challenged the law, saying it violates their first amendment rights to free expression. In the decision, written by Justice Nathan Hecht, the court says the fee is directed not at the expression of nude dancing, but at the “secondary effects of nude dancing when alcohol is being consumed.” Adult entertainment businesses can “avoid the fee altogether simply by not allowing alcohol to be consumed.” Texas Tribune has the story.
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I will not pay a Pole Tax or for a DMN paywall story!
Don’t they sell wine at the DMA?
“secondary effects of nude dancing when alcohol is being consumed.”
I find that phrase funny.
No press releases from Dawn Rizos and Michael Precker yet? Figured they’d have this thing covered, or in their case, uncovered.
Well the Leftists are AGAINST A WOMENS RIGHT TO DANCE and for men to enjoy so no matter what the party affiliation is of the Court, its a Leftist decision