An appeal hearing on Thursday will decide the fate of a controversial local strip club.
The Boom Boom Cabaret has been plagued with legal problems since an October 2006 armed robbery on the premises left two employees dead and a third critically injured. In December, a Lubbock County District Judge denied the Boom Boom Cabaret's sexually-oriented business permit, citing "discrepancies on the application."
Charles Ault, the owner of the Boom Boom Cabaret, appealed the decision to have the club's sexually oriented business permit denied. The club has remained open, with dancers forced to cover up in the absence of a permit.
The presiding judge will decide whether the decision to deny the business application was the correct choice.
The Boom Boom Cabaret appeal comes at the same time as two other sexually oriented businesses are suing Lubbock County over permit renewals. KCBD reported that Fantasy Theatre and C&L Bookstore are seeking an injunction, claiming their permit denials were unconstitutional.
The two businesses were ordered to close in January. According to the report, the businesses were denied renewal due to "a lack of certain information" on their applications.
In the meantime, Fantasy Theatre and C&L Bookstore have filed new permit applications, but those were denied as well. According to KCBD, Sheriff David Gutierrez sent the two businesses letters saying the applications were "untimely."
