Dallas Strip Clubs, Sex-Based Businesses Won't Have To Close Overnight For Now

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - The City of Dallas has agreed not to force strip clubs to shut down overnight for at least another month.

City council in January voted to require sexually oriented businesses to close between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m., blaming them for a rise in crime during that time frame.

A month before, in December 2021, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia said crime at the businesses is sapping city resources and affecting police response throughout the city.

The businesses sued and a judge ordered the city to turn over evidence linking the clubs to crime.

Both sides agreed it will take up to a month for that evidence to be collected and reviewed. The city said it will hold off any enforcement for now.