Fort Worth Club Owner Organizes Statewide Bar Protest

Chris Polone, the owner of Fort Worth's The Rail Club Live, arranged the festival to challenge an executive order that forced the state's bars to close.

Group of Texas bars plans to open illegally in statewide protest ...

The last time we spoke with Chris Polone, owner of Fort Worth music venue The Rail Club Live, he was preparing for a July 4 Tea Party Protest ...

North Texas Bar Owners Continue to Fight Back Against Abbott, TABC

Organizer Chris Polone, who owns The Rail Club Live in Fort Worth, said he's also under the gun. This week, the TABC announced it launched an ...

Texas bars protest state COVID-19 rules by opening up

Chris Polone, owner of The Rail Club Live in Fort Worth and organizer of Saturday's Freedom Fest, said the protest was a challenge to Gov.

Bars Protest Governor's Order to Close With 'Freedom Fest'

The Rail Club Live in Fort Worth opened its doors Saturday for the first time since the Fourth of July despite statewide orders that bars ...

TABC investigating Fort Worth bar at the center of 'Freedom Fest'

The effort, dubbed Freedom Fest, was organized by Chris Polone, the owner of the Rail Club Live, a Fort Worth bar and music venue. The Rail ...

Hundreds of Texas Bar Owners Pledge Defiance to Governor's Order

Fort Worth bar owner Chris Polone has organized what's labeled as “Freedom Fest,” in which hundreds of bar owners say they'll open their ...

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission suspends bars that opened

Chris Polone, event organizer and owner of Fort Worth music venue The Rail Club Live, told the Star-Telegram on July 24 that he organized ...

Texas Bar Owners Plan 'Showdown' To Decry Business Closures

“Our businesses are doomed,” co-owner Chris Polone of the Fort Worth bar The Rail Club Live said in a prepared statement. “Like I said ...

Freedom Fest Will Be the Largest Ever Protest of its Kind

FORT WORTH — On July 4, TABC officers gave Rail Club Live owner Chris Polone two options: He could either shut down his Tea Party Protest ...

Open-the-Bars Rally Saturday - Fort Worth Weekly

The shutdown of bars/venues statewide has not ... club owner is trying to “prove what this is really about.” ... Later in July, Polone organized a much larger rally ...

Bar owners protest statewide shutdown at TABC headquarters

... “Our businesses are doomed,” said co-owner Chris Polone of the Fort Worth bar The Rail Club Live. “Like I said before, we have nothing to lose.

Fort Worth bar faces 30-day shutdown after July 4th protest party

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Rail Club Live faces a 30-day shutdown after hosting a "Tea Party Protest" Saturday evening, defying state orders ...

Fort Worth leaders overturn ban on discriminatory events at city ...

July 4: In an article published by the Report, Assistant City Manager Jesica McEachern said that language banning discriminatory events is “very ...

Bar, nightclub owners protest shutdown at Texas Capitol

Bars and nightclubs rallied to re-open outside of the Texas State Capitol Tuesday. They're protesting the statewide order that closed bars ...

Fort Worth Club Shut Down by State Opens as Winter Storm Shelter

But throughout the ordeal, club owner Chris Polone has fought back to keep operating his live-music business, organized other 51-percent ...

Fort Worth bar faces 30-day shutdown after holding protest party ...

The Rail Club Live hosted a "Tea Party Protest" Saturday evening, defying state orders designed to counteract the state's soaring COVID-19 ...

Hip in the Heart of Texas (Like, Part 2, Ya Dig?): The Cellar

Also in 1962 Kirkwood sought an injunction against Fort Worth police, who, he complained, were harassing his patrons by standing at the entrance ...

PENAL CODE CHAPTER 46. WEAPONS - Texas Statutes

46.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Club" means an instrument that is specially designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting ...

History & Values - The Fort Worth Club

It was during this time a small group of businessmen began talking about organizing a club. This club would not only provide an opportunity for socializing ...