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Originally Posted by Unique_Carpenter
FightFan,
LEO needs to get a warrant for any "raid" and judges do not issue those based on heresay.
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Here in Texas, our wonderful legislature in 2023 gave the Texas Department of Licensing and Registration “Emergency Powers” to shut down for as long as 12 months massage establishments that appeared upon inspection to be engaged in prostitution. TDLR and local law enforcement have made good use of this new power in quickly shutting down AMPs, particularly here in north Texas, without going through the traditional legal channels that could take years to litigate.
I’m sure one day they will face a legal challenge and this law could get overturned, but in the meantime it’s wreaking havoc on the AMP scene. There is at least some correlation between the reviews posted on this site and short time later announcement of enforcement actions by TDLR. While that isn’t conclusive evidence of cause-and-effect, there is reason for concern.
A lot of DFW gents are pleading with reviewers to adopt “fight club rules”, but I’ve posted a number of times that as long as the current review requirements remain to get PA, guys are going to post the details. I know I will, despite believing that by doing so I may be putting the establishment at risk.