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  Taco Cabana Margaritapalooza: Review

  July 14 at 4 a.m.

  Taco Cabana introduced its Margarita Palooza on July 3, just in time for the Fourth of July weekend, as we reported here in the Houston Press. The two dollar price tag and promise of 12 different flavors was too much temptation for this writer and her husband to pass up,...

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  Saint Arnold Closes Restaurant For Dine-In

  July 13 at 1:39 p.m.

  Saint Arnold Beer Garden and Restaurant, 2000 Lyons, is closing its outdoor dining area to the public due to the Texas State Governor's Office abruptly deciding to restrict certain restaurants' dine-in operations based on their alcohol sales. The new requirement disproportionately affects breweries which also serve food because the new...

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  Openings and Closings: The Rustic is Coming Uptown, Hay Merchant Reopens [Updated]

  July 3 at 4:30 a.m.

  Since March 17, our Openings and Closings column has been a mix of closures, both temporary and permanent, reopenings and a few openings. As Texas reopened, we saw some restaurants jump right back in the water while others dipped in a toe or two. Others still remained unconvinced and continued...

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  TABC Suspends Permits at 17 Bars and Restaurants, Including One in Houston

  June 23 at 7:57 a.m.

  Well it appears Operation Safe Open, the undercover task force the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, has been busy — suspending the permits of 17 bars and restaurants across Texas who weren't doing what they should have been doing to slow the spread of COVID-19. Among them was one Houston establishment,...

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  Will Alcohol To-Go Become Permanent in Texas?

  June 2 at 4 a.m.

  Monica Richards was elated when she heard the news that her family’s restaurant could finally serve their popular cocktails for takeout and delivery. As Marketing and Beverage Director for Arnaldo Richards' Picos Restaurant, the local Mexican food mainstay founded by her father, Arnaldo, Richards had been asked by plenty of...

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  Governor Supports Restaurants Selling Retail To Get The Supply Chain Moving

  March 24 at 7:27 p.m.

  Governor Abbott announced earlier today his support for restaurants to sell retail products directly to consumers. The initiative was headed by Dr. Emily Williams Knight, CEO of the Texas Restaurant Association, and State Representative Tan Parker (R-Flower Mound), who worked with the governor and key agencies to create guidelines effective...