Opinion

The hard year of 2020 is now over. Now it’s time to look to our future and imagine what’s possible.

When Texas restaurants and bars were first ordered to close their doors in mid-March, small business owners and their employees were left up the creek without a paddle. With no tables to wait on or customers to serve, it was impossible to earn a paycheck, cover the rent or even come close to making ends meet. In April, Texas restaurants lost $4.2 billion in sales, and 81 percent of restaurants were forced to lay off or furlough employees.