8100 NORTH FREEWAY, LTD. v. City of Houston

OPINION

TRACY CHRISTOPHER, Justice.

Appellant, 8100 North Freeway, Ltd. (“8100”), appeals from the trial court’s granting of a permanent injunction enjoining 8100 from operating an adult arcade without a permit. Finding no error, we affirm.

I. The Adult Arcade Regulations

Chapter 243 of the Texas Local Government Code authorizes municipalities such as the City of Houston (“Houston”) to regulate sexually-oriented businesses (“SOB”). See Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code Ann. § 243.003 (West 2005). The Local Government Code defines an SOB as:

[A] sex parlor, nude studio, modeling studio, love parlor, adult…