The Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas has a colorful history and a bright future.
The music venue opened in 1950 as a home base for the Western swing legend Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. Originally called Bob Wills’ Ranch House, the music complex on an island in the Trinity River included a restaurant and a hotel for visiting musicians.
During the 1950s, Jack Ruby, the assassin of Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, was the club manager…