Institute for Justice: South Padre Island Continues to Enforce Food Truck Laws Declared Unconstitutional by Texas Court
January 23, 2021
January 23, 2021
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 23 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 21:
Just six weeks ago, Judge Arturo Cisneros Nelson struck down South Padre Island's anti-competitive food truck permit cap and restaurant-permission scheme. The district court ruled that the city violated the Texas Constitution when it forced food truck owners to get permission from local restaurant owners before being eligible for a food truck permit, and by making it illegal for m . . .
Just six weeks ago, Judge Arturo Cisneros Nelson struck down South Padre Island's anti-competitive food truck permit cap and restaurant-permission scheme. The district court ruled that the city violated the Texas Constitution when it forced food truck owners to get permission from local restaurant owners before being eligible for a food truck permit, and by making it illegal for m . . .