Rodeo Dallas , a popular but controversial Deep Ellum nightclub, is getting back in the saddle. In Uptown.

"We got the lease here about three weeks ago," said one of the owners, J.D. Ybanez. "And we're almost finished. This build is definitely the fastest one I've done."

As construction crews work at a furious pace at the corner of McKinney and Hall, the location of the old Palms lounge, Ybanez also stresses that the owners are not giving up on Deep Ellum.

The bar has been padlocked since August. The property owners sued and won a temporary injunction, convincing a judge that Rodeo Dallas was a nuisance in the area and a magnet for trouble. In court hearings, the bar operators were accused of overserving patrons, including minors and failing to check for weapons.

"They're accusations,

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