(San Antonio Express-News) A group of conservative activists doesn’t have grounds to sue San Antonio over the City Council’s refusal to allow a Chick-fil-A restaurant at San Antonio International Airport, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
The group, which includes former council candidate Patrick von Dohlen, sued the city in September alleging that San Antonio was in violation of a “Save Chick-fil-A” law passed by Texas lawmakers last year that bars government agencies from punishing people or companies for affiliating with or donating to religious organizations.
Seven months earlier, council members had voted to approve a contract with an Atlanta-based concessionaire to bring a slate of new vendors to the airport.