DALLAS — The fate of a popular but controversial Deep Ellum bar remains up in the air Thursday afternoon as an evidentiary hearing is underway.

At the hearing, which was moved up from Friday, Rodeo Dallas and its representatives, Rodeo Ranch Texas LLC, will state their case to reopen the bar after it was shut down Aug. 8. The closure followed a temporary restraining order filed by Asana Partners, a real estate investment firm that owns several properties in Deep Ellum, including some near the bar.

Initially, on Aug. 5, Rodeo Dallas’ landlord, Westdale Real Estate Investment and Management, chained the bar’s doors shut , leaving behind a sign citing “lease violations” for the closure. One day later, the bar reopened after the Crawford, Wishnew, and Lang law firm was hired to repr

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