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Restaurants adapt as COVID-19 forces continuous changes

Restaurants adapt as COVID-19 forces continuous changes
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By Chase Rogers

HAYS COUNTY – Of all the businesses and occupations greatly affected by state-mandated and local COVID-19 mitigation guidelines since March, the restaurant and service industry may have been hit the hardest, pressuring owners and managers to continuously adapt with no clear end in sight.

This has been true for the industry since Gov. Greg Abbott’s initial executive order closed all businesses deemed nonessential in late March, requiring bars and restaurants to close their indoor spaces and solely provide curbside and delivery services.

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