Hair salons planning to reopen having trouble finding supplies

Hair salons across Texas, including one in Southwest Austin, are preparing to reopen Friday, May 8 after Gov. Abbott said he was allowing them to open again.

YMCA partners with AISD to offer childcare for essential workers

The program runs Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will cost $150 a week, and financial assistance is available. 

Brewer may dump 400 million bottles of beer due to COVID lockdown

One of the world's largest brewers says it may have to dump millions of gallons of beer because of a ban on alcohol sales in South Africa.

Reopening plan has big changes for California restaurants; San Mateo considering outdoor dining

Buffets, salad bars and shared bread baskets would be out. Salt and pepper shakers could be replaced by bottles of hand sanitizer. And meals could arrive from food servers sheathed in face masks.

Customer leaves $1300 tip at Northwest Austin restaurant

It wasn’t a typical day of business, as it was the first time dine-in guests were allowed since Gov. Greg Abbott eased restrictions in Texas. 

Some Austin-area gyms plan to reopen on May 18, others to remain closed

Abbott announced Texas gyms can reopen at 25 percent capacity May 18th under certain guidelines, like disinfecting gym equipment after each use and maintaining proper social distancing between customers.

Texas bar owners begin restructuring with hopes of reopening soon

Abbott opened restaurants under strict guidelines on May 1, salons reopen Friday, even gyms can resume operations May 18, but the governor stopped short of including a specific date for bars and nightclubs to open their doors.

Restaurants selling alcohol risk losing license

A restaurant owner in San Clemente is opening his doors again Thursday despite the threat of losing his liquor license.  

FOX 7 Discussion: Meat shortage in Texas

McCombs Supply Chain Management Center Director Mary Ann Anderson joins Marcel Clarke to talk about the meat shortages we are seeing in our grocery stores.