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5 things for Houstonians to know for Tuesday, March 23
Read full article: 5 things for Houstonians to know for Tuesday, March 23(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, file)Here are things to know for Tuesday, March 23:1. 2 teens shot while in church parking lot in Pasadena, police sayPasadena police said they are investigating after a shooting in a church parking lot left a male teen and female teen injured Tuesday. The female teen was shot in the chest once and the male teen was shot in the abdomen at least twice, police said. Newly vaccinated seniors leading surge in travel plans, travel agents sayTravel agents are noticing a surge in travel among the Houston-area vaccinated population. Greg Abbott issued an executive order to lift the statewide mask mandate and to reopen Texas businesses and facilities at 100%, which went into effect on March 10.
Death of Texas Roadhouse CEO bringing attention to another possible complication of COVID-19
Read full article: Death of Texas Roadhouse CEO bringing attention to another possible complication of COVID-19The so-called “long haulers” have been known to suffer symptoms that range from relatively minor to downright debilitating. It was the latter for Kent Taylor, founder and CEO of the Texas Roadhouse chain. He took his own life after battling symptoms related to COVID-19, including severe tinnitus. “It’s hard for us as specialists to identify if this was something that was pre-existing, if there were other factors such as hearing loss, middle ear infection, noise exposure,” Dr. Gonzalez said. His story is one reason that Dr. Gonzalez said anyone suffering from this should see a doctor right away.
Texas Roadhouse CEO Kent Taylor dies amid COVID-19 struggle
Read full article: Texas Roadhouse CEO Kent Taylor dies amid COVID-19 struggleThis photo provided by restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse shows company founder and CEO Kent Taylor. (Ron Bath/Texas Roadhouse via AP)LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kent Taylor, founder and CEO of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain, has died. AdTaylor opened the first Texas Roadhouse restaurant in 1993 in Clarksville, Indiana, coming up with the idea of a cocktail napkin. Texas Roadhouse is based in Taylor’s hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Texas Roadhouse spokesman Travis Doster said a small private service is planned this week.