<p>Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick said on Wednesday that he will be paying the $7,000 fine that Dallas authorities gave to salon owner Shelley Luther for violating a stay-at-home order, and also volunteered to serve her 7-day jail sentence so that she could go back to work.</p>
<p>Patrick made the remarks after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton blasted Dallas County Judge Eric V. Moyé, who is a <a href="https://heavy.com/news/2020/05/eric-moye-judge/">Democrat political activist</a>, in a statement for abusing his power by jailing Luther for opening her business so she could feed her family.</p>
<p>&#8220;I find it outrageous and out of touch that during this national pandemic, a judge, in a county that actually released hardened criminals for fear of contracting COVID-19, would jail a mother for operating her hair salon in an attempt to put food on her family&#8217;s table,&#8221; Paxton said in a statement. &#8220;The trial judge did not need to lock up Shelley Luther. His order is a shameful abuse of judicial discretion, which seems like another political stunt in Dallas. He should release Ms. Luther immediately.&#8221;</p>
<p>During her hearing, Luther <a href="https://www.wfsb.com/salon-owner-gets-7-days-in-jail-for-reopening-during-coronavirus-lockdown-in-texas/article_f5ca9e5d-d67f-5fdb-a5dc-e28e81c686b2.html">told</a> Moyé, &#8220;I couldn’t feed my family, and my stylists couldn’t feed their families.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Feeding my kids is not selfish,&#8221; Luther continued. &#8220;If you think the law is more important than kids getting fed, then please go ahead with your decision, but I am not going to shut the salon.&#8221;</p>
<p>Patrick later responded by writing on Twitter, “7 days in jail, no bail and a $7K fine is outrageous. No surprise Texans are responding. I’m covering the $7K fine she had to pay and I volunteer to be placed under House Arrest so she can go to work and feed her kids. #txlege #TexansHelpingTexans&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">7 days in jail, no bail and a $7K fine is outrageous. No surprise Texans are responding.  I’m covering the $7K fine she had to pay and I volunteer to be placed under House Arrest so she can go to work and feed her kids.  <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/txlege?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#txlege</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TexansHelpingTexans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TexansHelpingTexans</a>  <a href="https://t.co/gdtMLAHFV5">https://t.co/gdtMLAHFV5</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Dan Patrick (@DanPatrick) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanPatrick/status/1258140452253061123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Texas Governor Greg Abbott <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-texas-governor-abbott-calls-for-immediate-release-from-jail-of-salon-owner-who-opened-shop">released</a> a statement on Wednesday slamming the judge&#8217;s ruling:</p>
<blockquote><p>I join the Attorney General in disagreeing with the excessive action by the Dallas Judge, putting Shelley Luther in jail for seven days. As I have made clear through prior pronouncements, jailing Texans for non-compliance with executive orders should always be the last available option. Compliance with executive orders during this pandemic is important to ensure public safety; however, surely there are less restrictive means to achieving that goal than jailing a Texas mother.</p></blockquote>
<p>Luther&#8217;s lawyer, Warren Norred, <a href="https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/coronavirus/ag-paxton-gov-abbott-call-for-release-of-dallas-salon-owner/2364608/">told</a> a local news station that Luther was jailed because she &#8220;refused to bend the knee in court.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m concerned that the judicial system in Dallas is more concerned for one perspective on the rule of law than it is the plight of working people trying to make a living,&#8221; Norred said. &#8220;Though the rule of law is cited by the court, there exists no exception for cities to the general rule that an injunction must be supported by a bond. Without an enforceable injunction, no contempt can be found. Our position is that Ms. Luther has been unlawfully arrested and jailed. I hope to obtain a writ of habeas corpus very soon. &#8221;</p>
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