New Texas Senate and House bills could allow restaurants to continue serving alcoholic drinks to-go, an allowance made in 2020 by Gov. Greg Abbott to help bolster the food service industry as the economy faltered and businesses were shut down for safety reasons.
House Bill 1024 and Senate Bill 298 would make serving alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption permanently legal, allowing customers to pair take-out meals with wine, beer or spirit-based drinks.
Jacob Besteman, a bartender at Chiliâs in Paris, said the ability to sell drinks with to-go meals has helped support the restaurant during the pandemic. Chiliâs started offering to-go drinks â which can only be ordered along with food â as Covid-19 cases began to rise and restaurant capacities were limited. Besteman said theyâve been a hit. He said if the bills were to pass and alcoholic beverages could permanently be sold with take-out food, Chiliâs would likely continue to serve them as the
Second round of PPP loans focuses on minority-owned businesses
FacebookTwitterEmail
Shipley s Do-Nuts Baker Antonio Hernandez pours glaze over a batch of doughnuts Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Houston. The Paycheck Protection Program is rolling out its second round. In it, small business owners such as Alan Bergeron, who owns two Shipley s franchises, will be able to apply for a second loan starting Wednesday.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
The second round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans returns with a specific goal of helping minority-owned businesses and lower-income areas.
Following criticism from the first round that the loans assisted few minority-owned businesses, the new round of funding includes over $280 billion targeted for those needing it most.
PPP returns, giving a crucial lifeline to small, underserved Houston businesses
FacebookTwitterEmail
1of23
Shipley s Do-Nuts Baker Antonio Hernandez finishes a batch of doughnuts Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Houston. The Paycheck Protection Program is rolling out its second round. In it, small business owners such as Alan Bergeron, who owns two Shipley s franchises, will be able to apply for a second loan starting Wednesday.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
2of23
Shipley s Do-Nuts Afternoon Manager Lesli Leal prepares variety doughnuts Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Houston. The Paycheck Protection Program is rolling out its second round. In it, small business owners such as Alan Bergeron, who owns two Shipley s franchises, will be able to apply for a second loan starting Wednesday.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Posted By Nina Rangel on Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 11:31 AM click image Instagram / doordash Meal-delivery giant DoorDash will deliver a shot of relief to Lone Star State restaurants in the form of a $500,000 monetary injection into the Texas Restaurant Relief Fund. The contribution is part of the company’s five-year Main Street Strong Pledge, which includes a $10 million effort to help restaurants in select cities across the United States and Canada. “DoorDash’s contribution to the Texas Restaurant Relief Fund will support our businesses by giving them a financial resource right when they need it to help get them through the rest of this public health crisis,” Emily Williams Knight, President and CEO of Texas Restaurant Association, said in a release announcing the contribution.
Texas lawmakers file bill to make cocktails-to-go permanent
Texas lawmakers file bill to make cocktails-to-go permanent More alcohol is generally a good thing.
Photo courtesy of Gueros Taco Bar The ongoing and entirely admirable initiative to make alcohol to-go legal in Texas has crossed an important threshold, with a bill filed by two heroic Texas legislators in both the Texas Senate and House. Senator Kelly Hancock (R-North Richland Hills) and Representative Charlie Geren (R-Fort Worth) filed SB 298 / HB 1094 to make Texas Gov. Greg Abbott s emergency waiver allowing restaurants to safely sell alcohol with pickup and delivery food orders a permanent thing.