After a week among the bronze cattle sculptures at Pioneer Plaza, Occupy Dallas had been headed to a clash with the city over protesters’ rights to camp in the park without a permit.Lawyers for the movement took the city to court Wednesday to buy some time, but on Friday, both sides reached a new agreement — a relocation to an open space near City Hall, a less visible location farther from downtown, but one they can occupy without a permit.
The campers are expected to move out Sunday and can stay for 60 days, the Dallas Observer reported. Lawyers for the city the Occupy group were still finalizing details on Friday afternoon.
Jonathan Winocour, a Dallas lawyer who’s representing the group pro bono, told the Texas Independent Thursday that he recognized their injunction against the city was a long shot, but he wanted to help because he believes in the cause.
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