Is The TABC Out Of Control?, Ctd.

Chief Jeff Halstead of the Fort Worth PD has suspended joint operations with the TABC pending a review of the Rainbow Lounge assault. This is not the first incident we’ve heard about where TABC officers were out of control, and Fort Worth is not the only city that should review its joint operations (Hello, Irving? Hello, Dallas?).  And the TABC is not the first state agency to take its police powers beyond the limits that the Constitution allows. The Legislature is in session, albeit only for another day, but that’s enough time to order an independent report on the TABC’s misconduct. When I categorize this post as “crime” on the line below, I’m not talking about the patrons. I’m talking about the police — and that’s a danger that cannot be allowed.