Texas Liquor Control Board v. Attic Club, Inc.

STEAKLEY, Justice.

The Texas Liquor Control Board, now the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, 1 on May 14, 1969, promulgated Rule and Regulation No. 56 to become effective on September 1, 1969. Its full text is set forth in the attached Appendix. Respondents, The Attic Club, Inc., and the Black Garter Club, private club registration permittees under the Texas Liquor Control Act, Art. 666-1 et seq., Vernon’s Texas Penal Code, filed this suit for themselves and as a class action to restrain enforcement of the rule. See Kee v. Baber, 157 Tex. 387, 303 S.W.2d 376 (1957); Cobb v. Harrington, 144…