So, here’s the scoop: Houston officials have been on a mission lately to tear up unlicensed strip clubs in the city. I mean, they’re cracking down on these places. I guess they want to make sure everything is legitimate.
Word on the street is that some of these strip clubs have been operating without the proper licenses. And you know how the saying goes, if you don’t have the right paperwork, you’re going to have a bad time.
The raid happened at The Library on West TC Jester Boulevard. Officials were at the scene at about 3 a.m. on Saturday.
According to HPD Assistant Chief James Skelton, the raid included multiple organizations, such as the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
Skelton says many people were found inside the club and have been arrested.
“This establishment has no business permit, no alcohol permit, no license whatsoever,” he said.
Eight sexually-oriented business violations, two liquor violations, one private security act violation and one manager operating at a sexually-oriented business without a license violation was also handed out.
In a media briefing outside the establishment, the DA labeled businesses like The Library as “crime drivers.” He says unlicensed businesses are connected to crimes such as drunk driving, assault, and human trafficking.
“We’re going to work to close businesses like this around our community because they are the crime drivers. Entities like this – a sexually-oriented business without the permits, an unlicensed establishment that’s open at 6 a.m. – drives crimes around our community,” Teare said. “This is the beginning of an operation that we’re going to continue every single week until we get to take back our streets from organizations and crime drivers like this.”
Now, I can’t say I’m an expert on the subject, but it seems like a pretty big deal. I mean, it’s not every day you hear about officials tearing up strip clubs. But hey, I guess it’s all in the name of making sure things are done right. You can’t be operating illegal strip clubs and be raking in thousands of dollars from it. That’s illegal!
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