Texas alcohol to-go bill awaits Gov. Abbott's signature to become law
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Barb and John Barajas toast with their daughter Kelsey, Friday, May 22, 2020, at Eight Row Flint in Houston. Friday was the first day that bars were allowed to reopen in Texas, and the Barajas's stopped by hoping to get something to go but decided to sit down and have a drink at the restaurant Friday afternoon.Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
An executive order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott that allowed restaurants to sell alcohol along with pickup and delivery food orders as a way to help them through the economic downturn during the pandemic is one signature away from becoming law.