A Dallas salon owner who repeatedly defied orders to shut down her business in compliance with state coronavirus executive orders has been sentenced to a week in jail.
Despite an increase of nearly 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott green-lit barbershops, salons and other personal services to reopen.A Dallas salon owner who repeatedly defied orders to shut down her business in compliance with stateDallas Civil District Judge Eric Moyé criticized Shelly Luther for keeping her business, Salon a la Mode, open last week despite a citation, a cease and desist letter and a restraining order.
Shelley Luther, the owner of the Dallas hair salon "Salon a la Mode" speaks to a crowd of supporters at an "Open Texas" rally against coronavirus pandemic restrictions outside of the City Hall in Frisco, Texas, April 25, 2020. Luther was recently issued a citation after reopening her business in violation of local and state stay at home orders.
"If you think the law’s more important than kids getting fed, then please go ahead with your decision, but I am not going to shut the salon," she said.
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