{"id":203385,"date":"2025-09-05T22:16:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T22:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/203385\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T22:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T22:16:09","slug":"judge-extends-rodeo-dallas-closure-order-this-time-indefinitely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/203385\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge extends Rodeo Dallas closure order \u2014 this time indefinitely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Update: <\/p>\n<p>This story is developing. Check back for updates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">A Dallas County judge on Friday again extended the order closing Rodeo Dallas, saying the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/deep-ellum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/deep-ellum\/\">Deep Ellum<\/a> bar\u2019s owners and the neighboring landlord suing them had not reached an agreement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The order \u2014 which comes the day the latest closure order was set to expire \u2014 is the latest turn in a lawsuit filed by Asana Partners, a North Carolina real estate firm that owns dozens of Deep Ellum properties and has raised concerns about Rodeo Dallas\u2019 impact on public safety in the city\u2019s premier entertainment district.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Asana Partners did not immediately comment on the order on Friday. Messages to Rodeo Dallas\u2019 attorneys were not immediately returned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The bar, located at the corner of Elm and Crowdus streets, has been shuttered since Aug. 8, the day Asana Partners filed the lawsuit against the bar\u2019s parent company, Rodeo Ranch Texas. District Court Judge Veretta Frazier granted the temporary restraining order the same day.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Get the latest breaking news from North Texas and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">On Friday, Frazier extended the temporary injunction because \u201ca third-party security firm and comprehensive security plan cannot be agreed upon\u201d as of Friday \u2014 the expiration date of the latest closure order.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">As a result, the judge wrote, \u201cthe threat of imminent and irreparable harm to [Asana Partners] cannot be remedied\u201d other than by extending the closure. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Frazier has twice extended the order, once before reaching an Aug. 22 expiration date and now again on Friday. This latest order notably remains in effect indefinitely until the court issues further guidance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">During an Aug. 14 hearing, Rodeo Dallas\u2019s lawyers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/politics\/2025\/08\/16\/should-rodeo-dallas-continue-to-operate-decision-sits-with-judge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/politics\/2025\/08\/16\/should-rodeo-dallas-continue-to-operate-decision-sits-with-judge\/\">argued<\/a> the bar was being unfairly blamed for Deep Ellum\u2019s public safety issues and that owners were working with the city to make improvements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Police officers, adjacent business owners and property owners testified at the hearing that Rodeo Dallas created an unsafe environment for both its customers and the surrounding neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Asana Partners\u2019 attorneys argued in court that Rodeo Dallas\u2019s owners failed to take meaningful action after shootings near the club \u2014 including in early March when Jonathan Santos, 21, was fatally shot outside the bar \u2014 and only began making improvements in July, when the city threatened legal action if they did not make public safety improvements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Aside from its Deep Ellum location, Rodeo Ranch Texas also operates a bar in Fort Worth called Rodeo Fort Worth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Update: This story is developing. 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