New Texas Program Offers Funds For Hospitality Businesses Hit By COVID-19

By Robbie Owens, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

October 29, 2022

More help is on the way for the many small businesses in the hospitality industry still struggling to recover from COVID-19's economic impact.

"I know too many people that just couldn't hold their breath long enough... and just sunk with the ship," says Mark Maguire. Maguire owns several restaurants in Dallas and knows firsthand how hospitality-based businesses have struggled during and after the pandemic.

"Food costs are absolutely out of control," says Brandon Luke at "Smithy on Henderson" in Dallas, "and then you have all of the issues with product availability and costs just keep going this way," as he gestures upwards with his hands.

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