North Texas bars teaming up with food trucks to get back open amid COVID-19 restrictions
Texas bars are still on the closed list, but there is a work around to open their doors and help other hospitality businesses stay afloat too.
Taco Bell cuts 5 menu items, including Mexican Pizza
The fast food chain has been creating a new “streamlined menu” to make room for new entries.
TABC eases requirements for bars to reopen as restaurants
More bars in Texas will soon be able to reopen as restaurants.
McDonald's releasing first-ever new McNuggets flavor, other menu additions
McDonald’s is bringing the heat, and the sweet, with its newest menu innovations set to drop this fall.
Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth set to reopen next week as a restaurant
Fort Worth's legendary Billy Bob's Texas is getting ready to reopen next week.
Dunkin' to permanently close 800 US stores in 2020, 8% of US restaurants
Closures include 450 locations in Speedway gas stations that had previously been announced
McDonald's to require customers wear masks at all US restaurants amid spike in COVID-19 cases
The fast food giant is the latest business to announce a mask mandate for customers in order to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Food drive in Fort Worth provided food for hospitality workers as restaurants deal with uncertain future
It's been a roller coaster ride for restaurant owners.
TRA pushes for all places with a kitchen, including bars, to open back up
The TRA estimates that if the shutdown keeps up they estimate the state could lose 20% to 30% of their eating establishments
Chick-fil-A named top restaurant in customer satisfaction for 6th year in a row
Chick-fil-A beat competitors Chipotle, Dunkin', Arby's, KFC and Panera Bread to take the top prize
TABC suspends 17 Texas bar, restaurant permits for not following COVID-19 protocols, including 4 in Austin
TABC says that following a weekend of undercover operations, agents found evidence to suspend the permits as part of Operation Safe Open, an effort to inspect businesses across Texas to ensure they’re following protocols to slow the spread of COVID-19.
More North Texas restaurants report employees with COVID-19
A Dallas restaurant is just the latest in a string of recent businesses that have had employees test positive for COVID-19.
Restaurants in Texas allowed to expand capacity to 75%
Restaurants and bars in Texas can take another step toward normal operations.
Downtown Dallas restaurant employee tests positive for COVID-19 after shift
At least one employee at a popular Downtown Dallas breakfast spot says she went to work sick and then later tested positive for COVID-19.
Texas restaurants allowed to reopen at 50% capacity
Restaurants can now allow more people inside their doors. But some owners believe it will still be a struggle to make a profit.
Some Dallas bars opened at stroke of midnight Friday under Gov. Abbott's newest guidelines
As of midnight, bars could open again to the public and some wasted no time getting back to business.
Taco Bell announces plans to hire 30,000 employees this summer
Irvine-based Taco Bell Corp. announced Thursday that the company, together with its franchisees and licensees, plans to hire at least 30,000 employees this summer while continuing to adhere to strict safety measures to protect its restaurant teams against the coronavirus.
Ocean City bar promotes social distancing with giant inflatable inner tube tables
Fish Tales in Ocean City, M.D. is using giant inflatable inner tube tables to ensure customers maintain safe social distancing.
Booze thieves break into shuttered Dallas bars and restaurants
Several Dallas bars and restaurants say criminals are taking advantage of their closed doors during the pandemic.
Chick-fil-A launches meal kits as more people cook at home
The chicken chain is also ramping up its retail efforts selling bottles of its Polynesian sauces at retailers.