8 Dallas-area bars sue Gov. Greg Abbott for more than $1M over closure order

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Eight Dallas-area bars are suing Gov. Greg Abbott for more than $1 million over his June 26 executive order that required bars and similar businesses that bring in 51 percent or more of their total sales from alcohol to close. The bar owners argue in the lawsuit filed Wednesday in Dallas' 68th district court that Abbott's executive order violates the Texas Constitution and the Texas Disaster…