Downtown San Antonio Tex-Mex spot Luz Roja has gone dark as owner Devin Elder faces mounting legal troubles. The developer has closed his first restaurant at 419 N. St. Mary's St. less than a year after reviving the former Blanco Cafe space.

The seven-month-old restaurant did not make a formal announcement, only changing its Instagram bio to "permanently closed." The account has been inactive since September, when it was advertising a $12 taco special.

Elder, the former principal of DJE Texas Management Group, opened Luz Roja on March 10, but it wasn't long before he became entangled in legal and financial controversies. In April, DJE reportedly laid off the majority of its staff and was looking to sell off most of its apartment properties, according to the San Antonio Business J

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