TABC:
'We are neutral'
“The
rest of the world may go to hell; as for me, I'm going to Tokio.” -
Al Cinek
Tokio
– A neighbor has protested the Tokio Store beer license for the
second time, prompting County Judge Jim Lewis to have the matter
placed on the docket in County Court-At-Law No. 2.
Judge
Brad Cates will hear testimony as to whether there is evidence of
criminal activity or public nuisance at the rural store, which has
been purveying beer since the mid-19th century, when
drovers of longhorn cattle and thirsty travelers who were headed for Cowtown used to stop in for a cold one.
Situated
on the old grade of the Texas Central Railroad near where it crosses
Aquilla Creek five miles southwest of West, Texas, the store is now a
popular hangout for the black-t-shirted Hog riding fools who buzz the
country on weekends – looking for adventure, and whatever comes
their way.
At the latest license renewal hearing in July 2010, a neighbor made a similar complaint regarding the preponderance of motorcycles, loud music and folks parking on the county road right of way at the corner of Tokio Loop Rd. and Old Railroad Rd.(click here for the minority report)
When
County Judge Jim Lewis refused to sign off on the renewal
application, bar owner Al Cinek appealed the decision to 19th
Criminal District Court, where Judge Ralph Strother held that there
was no evidence of wrongdoing to be ascertained and remanded the case
back to the County Consitutional Court. Mr. Cinek then received
approval for his beer and wine license.
This
time, a similar situation exists, with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage
Commission (TABC) taking a neutral posture in the matter.
Said
Matthew Clark, a staff attorney for the commission, “We are not
protesting...It's a private citizen who is protesting. We are
neutral. We did not join as a party...”
Mr.
Clark said he is aware of no legal violations reported to the TABC.
In a letter, the commission informed Mr. Cinek that the protest involves allegations of criminal activity and excessive noise levels by bands playing live music. Officials have made noise decibel readings and found the heavy metal thunder to be in compliance with state laws.(click here to discover expert testimony)
Yea...LOL Casey Kelley,Butch Giddens,David Giddens,and David Doran are such head bangers...such racket produced by those crazy musicians ;) (hopefully you knew that was dripping with sarcasm) MAN I CAN'T WAIT TILL ITS OVER AND PEOPLE GET A LIFE!!!!! I would not want to be known as "that person" who wastes taxpayer dollars by sending a deputy to a situation where there is no crime taking place when they maybe could have caught a sex offender or serial killer. I guess if one person is miserable in their life, then they feel the need to bring anyone around them down into the dumps with them. Well, life doesn't work that way. NO!!! IT IS NOT A CRIMINAL ACT TO HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH GREAT PEOPLE. I do believe that has already been proven over the last 104 weekends that the Sheriff's Dept. Has been called out to Tokio.
ReplyDeleteare you having to go thru that mess again?..what abuncha A-holes.let me know if I can be of any help..
ReplyDeleteYOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR WHAT YOU HOSTED JULY 28TH! FEEL FREE TO READ ALL THE COURT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, ALL THE POLICE REPORTS IN THREE COUNTIES and the CPS case that was closed only after the protective custody of her REAL MOTHER was firmly established by the court.
ReplyDeleteFOR SHAME ON YOU AND I HOPE YOU LOSE YOUR LICENSE FOR BEER. YOU ARE THE DEVILS ADVOCATE!!!!!!!!!!
I am familiar with the so called "real mother" of the little girl that you had the fundraiser for. She is a "habitual" liar and has many issues, I won't name them on here. As far as her daughter being exploited on the internet, it seems she contributed to that by posting all those posts on her own facebook page. What kind of mother would do that??? She has quite a past, ask her about it
ReplyDeleteWhoa! Folks, you lost The Legendary there. I wrote a piece about a local tavern operator taken to court to defend his beer and wine license. Don't know where you got the idea I wrote a piece about a benefit, real mothers, or any of that stuff. Sorry about that, but this story is about selling cold beer to hawg-riding fools. - The Legendary
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