Mask and vaccine mandates are not the cause of the recent COVID19 restaurant closures – it is a lack of staffing.
Governor Greg Abbott has pushed to stop mask mandates and defied recommendations on school learning, but has tried to extend his reverse mandate to private businesses too. Abbott later became infected with COVID19 and was COVID19 positive while attending an event locally in McKinney.
Those businesses are now feeling the crunch of employees testing positive for COVID19 in a wave of Omicron variant infections which have propelled numbers past last year’s highs.
Dallas Independent School District and other local ISDs are defying the Governor leading to protests against local schools by QAnon “truth warriors.”
Ongoing COVID19 Restaurant Closures
Local restaurant favorites like Amor Y Queso in Deep Ellum and Uchi Dallas have temporarily closed their doors after the COVID19 outbreak.
Theresa Gubbins at Dallas Culture Map recently posted a comprehensive list of Dallas bars and restaurants that have shuttered during the pandemic.