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Business owners in the Bellaire area search for suspect involved in string of burglaries
Read full article: Business owners in the Bellaire area search for suspect involved in string of burglariesMultiple business owners in the Bellaire area are left with questions after a string of burglaries recently hit their area.
Texas sets up vaccine call center to connect businesses, organizations with mobile vaccine teams
Read full article: Texas sets up vaccine call center to connect businesses, organizations with mobile vaccine teamsTexas is launching a call center to increase COVID-19 vaccinations statewide, according to a press release.
Stafford bar on brink of closing hit by robbery holds fundraiser to raise funds
Read full article: Stafford bar on brink of closing hit by robbery holds fundraiser to raise fundsSTAFFORD, Texas – A recent break-in could force a family-owned business over the brink, the owner said. The Stafford Ice House has been in the eight square mile city of Stafford for 26 years. Police say the owners took a hit when a man captured in surveillance video broke in last week. He reportedly stole $800 worth of items the bar, which planned to sell those items during an auction to help pay bills. The plan is to try, as owner Webb says, “stay in the fight.”“Hopefully we’ll be here,” Webb said.
Small business owners feeling optimistic since the pandemic
Read full article: Small business owners feeling optimistic since the pandemicLabor Day marked one of the first opportunities since the pandemic hit for small business owners to show off their creations. Being out here brings more of a bigger feeling of what Labor Day and shopping small means. The couple started Pet Wants Heights in Feb 2019. We dont have a retail location so we do pop-ups and online, Ariana said, calling the local market important for small vendors. ONeal started a clothing line called Especial, which takes its inspiration from 1990-era fashion.
Houstonians are suing Gov. Greg Abbott over executive orders amid coronavirus crisis
Read full article: Houstonians are suing Gov. Greg Abbott over executive orders amid coronavirus crisisAdams is among two dozen people and groups suing Governor Greg Abbott, declaring his executive orders unconstitutional. "Let me make something real clear, nobody loves Governor Greg Abbott more than I do," Adams said Friday. “The 1975 disaster declaration act is unconstitutional, we believe, to the extent that it does allow him to suspend laws. The constitution makes very clear that only legislature can suspend laws,” Woodfill said. The 45-year-old law gives broad powers to the Governor of Texas to supersede and suspend laws in emergency situations.
Restaurant owners, workers trying to weather the financial storm of coronavirus
Read full article: Restaurant owners, workers trying to weather the financial storm of coronavirus“My entire adult career has been Barry’s Pizza, so stopping that even temporarily is difficult.”The restaurant tried curbside delivery for a couple of weeks. "There's a lot that goes into a full-service restaurant that we're not using right now," said general manager Shawna Heflin. Just one example of thousands of cases -- business owners navigating a financial fight against a deadly and costly enemy. So you can’t get kicked out of your home and no eviction court cases will move ahead. Landlords can file those cases but right now they are not being heard.