Gov. Greg Abbott orders lifting of statewide face-covering mandate on Wednesday

National Restaurant Association survey finds 14% of operators expect to close within three months without federal relief

The $1,400 stimulus checks in President Biden’s stimulus plan could lift restaurant sales by up to mid-single digits for seven weeks, Bloomberg Intelligence says

Casual-dining burger brand CEO Paul Murphy says pizza could generate $60M in additional annual sales

Texas opened up restaurants completely and ditched mask restrictions, Massachusetts removed all indoor dining restrictions while Chicago and San Francisco increased capacity

Gov. Greg Abbott said Lone Star State must open 100% to ‘restore livelihoods and normalcy’; Mississippi also lifts restrictions