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Texas bars and distilleries rip Gov. Greg Abbott for leaving them out of ‘unacceptable’ reopening plan
Read full article: Texas bars and distilleries rip Gov. Greg Abbott for leaving them out of ‘unacceptable’ reopening planGreg Abbott outlined his latest reopening plan this week, bar owner Greg Barrineau watched in disbelief. Abbott, who announced that Texas restaurants could expand dine-in service to 75% capacity, said bars must remain closed. It could leave 30% of Texas bars and 39% of distilleries permanently closed within six months, industry leaders said. After shutting down dine-in service in March, as officials across the globe have done this year, Abbott eventually opened restaurants and then bars this spring. When Abbott ordered bars closed again, he expressed regret at allowing them to reopen so quickly.