Because clearly Christmas through New Year’s Eve isn’t an important time to make money for restaurants and bars:
During a press conference this morning, city officials announced that Austin and Travis County has been bumped up to Stage 5 of the city’s risk-based COVID-19 restrictions for the first time during the pandemic.
Under Stage 5 recommendations, restaurants and bars are asked to roll back to only takeout, curbside pickup, and delivery services, which means shutting down their indoor dining areas. KUT reports that these businesses are also asked to limit their outdoor dining capacities to 50 percent, as well as voluntarily closing from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
In other news, lots of restaurants are open in Williamson County…