This whole debacle is nothing more than producing revenue for the state. This 'raid' has been all over the local talk radio and news channels. the TABC aren't arresting people that are falling down drunk, they are arresting people who might be talking loudly, slurring some words, or even looking like they can't walk straight. All of this is done without any blood or breath tests. The fines for these are $100 to $500 for patrons and they can go up to $15,000 for the bar owners. The people of texas are getting hopping mad about this and you can bet that if it gets back to Rick Perry ordering this or even encouraging it, it's gonna get ugly. right now, the TABC is hammering the media left and right to make sure that they put in every story exactly what the law says in order to justify this action. This isn't any different than the police writing 3x the tickets in a given period to produce revenue.
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