This news article will explain and explore what the large dilapidated single story rectangular building is on Somerset Road in the small town of Von Ormy, Texas. This news article will include exclusive in-depth details about what happened to/with this building and property. 
The large gray dilapidated single story rectangular building on Somerset Road in the small town of Von Ormy, Texas was a sports bar and recreation club called Fairplay Sports Complex which was operated by Steven L. Owen Jr. for less than a year. Fairplay Sports Complex was shut down because the owners had not paying their taxes. Fairplay Sports Complex was never a successful sports bar which is also why this sports bar and recreation club shut down. Fairplay Sports Complex is one of the lesser known and forgotten sports bars of San Antonio, Texas.
The Fairplay Sports Complex was a sports bar, recreation club, and sporting facility which was operated by Steven L. Owen Jr. from July 1, 2006 to March 9, 2007 in the small town of Von Ormy, Texas. 
According to bizstanding.com, Fairplay Sports Complex was registered on the date of September 7, 2006. Now the date of September 7, 2006 is when Fairplay Sports Complex became a public sports bar, recreation club, and sporting facility. Fairplay Sports Complex was doing business as and under the name of Fairplay Sports Complex, LLC during that time. (Ref: https://bizstanding.com/p/fairplay+sports+complex+llc-184558613)
However Fairplay Sports Complex was shut down on the date of March 9, 2007. That is because Bexar County took Fairplay Sports Complex to court over unpaid taxes. The District Courts of Bexar County found that Fairplay Sports Complex had not been paying their taxes for the 2007-2008 fiscal year. (Ref: Bexar County Deeds, Volume 3648, Page 29)
Fairplay Sports Complex had their franchise tax involuntary ended by the State of Texas precisely on that very date. Fairplay Sports Complex could no longer operate as a business legally. 
Several judgements and liens were filed against Fairplay Sports Complex as the years went along. Both Bexar County and Fairplay Sports Complex would be entailed in a lawsuit called BEXAR COUNTY ET AL VS. FAIRPLAY SPROTS COMPLEX LLC. The BEXAR COUNTY ET AL VS. FAIRPLAY SPROTS COMPLEX LLC case would last for over a course of several years. 
Oddly enough somehow, the property of which Fairplay Sports Complex operated on was sold to Michael Lujan on date of November 11, 2007 on a warranty for less than $330,000 dollars. (Ref: https://bexar.trueautomation.com/clientdb/Property.aspx?cid=110&prop_id=163683)
Bexar County sued Fairplay Sports Complex twice in 2009 for more unpaid taxes. Steven L. Owen Jr., Ned Cleveland Waldie Jr., and Michael Lujan were listed the defendants in the 2009 cases against plaintiffs Bexar County, Bexar County Emergency Services District #05, and Somerset Independent School District (Somerset ISD). (Ref: Bexar County Deeds, Volume 3657, Page 1010)
More taxes and penalties were levied upon Fairplay Sports Complex by Bexar County in 2009 according to a release of judgment lien. The sum of $1,100.29 was levied upon Fairplay Sports Complex by Bexar County. Bexar County had filed additional taxes against them during that same year. (Ref: Bexar County Deeds, Volume 18946, Page 85)
In 2011, the District Courts of Bexar County ruled that Fairplay Sports Complex was to pay Bexar County and Bexar County Emergency Services District #05 money. Now The District Courts of Bexar County ruled that Fairplay Sports Complex was to pay the sum of $453.59 to Bexar County and $56.20 to Bexar County and Bexar County Emergency Services District #05 plus court costs of $570.00 at the rate of 12% per annum from March 15, 2011 until paid. (Ref: Bexar County Deeds, Volume 15117, Page 660)
The District Courts of Bexar County ordered Fairplay Sports Complex to pay the court costs of $570.00 at the rate of 12% per annum from March 15, 2011 until paid. (Ref: Bexar County Commissioners Court Deeds, #20110156351)
The District Courts of Bexar County also ruled that Fairplay Sports Complex was to pay the sum of $400.57 to Bexar County, $652.60 to Somerset Independent School District, and $47.12 to Bexar County Emergency Services District #05 plus court costs $646.00 at the rate of 12% per annum from April 1, 2011 until paid. (Ref: Bexar County Deeds, Book 15314, Page 337)
The conglomerate, 16030 SOMERSET RD., LLC, which owned the property at 16030 Somerset Road, had their franchise tax involuntarily ended by the State of Texas on the date of January 28, 2011 for unpaid taxes. (Ref: https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_tx/0800220659)
The property was sold again on the date of October 8, 2013 when Michael Lujan sold the land to Timothy Hansen and Elizabeth Hansen on a deed for an undisclosed amount of money. Michael Lujan sold the property to pay off legal fees and court costs of their lawsuits.
According to a certificate of court costs filed by District Clerk Donna Kay McKinney, Fairplay Sports Complex had paid off all legal fees and court costs pertaining to their lawsuits on the date of April 7, 2016. (Ref: Bexar County Deeds, Book 17787, Page 1528)
Today the large gray dilapidated single story rectangular building which once served as Fairplay Sports Complex is currently abandoned. The building is being gutted as Timothy Hansen and Elizabeth Hansen as planning to sell the property on the real estate market to any potential buyers.
Fairplay Sports Complex was/is located at 16030 Somerset Road, Von Ormy, Texas 78073.
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