State v. Guevara

OPINION

This case involves an ordinance designed to maintain the free flow of pedestrian traffic on the San Antonio River Walk. One way the ordinance accomplishes this is by making it unlawful for a business to allow patrons to queue on, or wait for entrance into that business establishment on the public right-of-way of the River Walk area. 1 Under the ordinance “queue” means “to form a line or arrange in a line.” 2 We granted review to answer the following question: Is an ordinance that penalizes a business establishment for allowing queuing unconstitutionally vague because it fails to…