Reply #6: TABC [View All]

[Lithos]

They were from the TABC, Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission. Several of the State agencies with law enforcement capabilities generically describe themselves as state police.

For confirmation of this w/r to the Rainbow Lounge raid:

http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/06/fort-worth-police-identify-off.html

On Sunday morning, June 28, 2009, at 12:30 a.m., six (6) Fort Worth Police Officers, two (2) TABC agents and a Fort Worth supervisor conducted inspections at 160 W Rosedale (Rosedale Saloon and Cowboy Palace). This inspection resulted in nine (9) arrests. Once the inspection was completed at these locations, officers proceeded to the Rainbow Lounge.