Gov. Greg Abbott to let restaurants, movie theaters and malls open with limited capacity Friday

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Texas AG tells judge to free Dallas woman 'unjustly jailed' for operating hair salon
 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-ag-tells-judge-to-free-dallas-woman-unjustly-jailed-for-operating-salon

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You should've heard what the Governor said, and especially what the Lt. Governor offered to do!

 

Edited to add:  Governor said the stuff herein:

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2020/05/06/texas-ag-and-governor-call-for-immediate-release-of-jailed-salon-owner-shelley-luther-n388639

 

Lt. Governor (can't find the link now) offered to pay her $7,000 fine and to serve house arrest himself so that she could go back to work.

Edited May 7, 2020 by TBoneTX

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3 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

You should've heard what the Governor said, and especially what the Lt. Governor offered to do!

 

Edited to add:  Governor said the stuff herein:

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2020/05/06/texas-ag-and-governor-call-for-immediate-release-of-jailed-salon-owner-shelley-luther-n388639

 

Lt. Governor (can't find the link now) offered to pay her $7,000 fine and to serve house arrest himself so that she could go back to work.

I just loved how she all but told the judge to shove it.  I wonder what this judge would have done if the roles were reversed and his job was deemed nonessential and his livelihood was taken away.

 

Luther was given three choices by the judge: She could offer an apology for selfishness, pay a fine and shutdown until Friday, or serve jail time.

"I have to disagree with you, sir, when you say that I'm selfish because feeding my kids is not selfish," she told the judge. "I have hairstylists that are going hungry because they would rather feed their kids. So sir, if you think the law is more important than kids getting fed, then please go ahead with your decision. But I am not going to shut the salon."