Several small business owners get checks from county's $10 million small business loan program
Harris County is offering small businesses loans during COVID-19 pandemic, and as reporter Randy Wallace finds, many are beyond grateful.
Several Houston-area restaurants choose not to reopen in Phase One
Under Gov. Greg Abbott's reopening plan, Texas restaurants were allowed to reopen at 25 percent capacity on May 1. Some restaurants are still choosing to keep their dining rooms closed.
Judge Hidalgo encouragement to report businesses open too early riles critics
Judge Hidalgo encourages people to report businesses that are opening without authorization, or hosting too many customers. Critics say shes asking people to snitch.
Denied PPP loans, small businesses turn to other options for help
Consumer reporter Heather Sullivan shares some smart sense for businesses trying to get PPP loans from new sources.
IRS knowingly sends stimulus check to dead grandmother, wealthy foreigner as vets, other Americans wait
The IRS sees dead people — and apparently pays them too.
J.Crew files for Chap. 11 bankruptcy as pandemic smothers retail
The owner of J.Crew is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, two months after the first person in New York tested positive for COVID-19.
Billionaires got $283B richer during coronavirus: Study
U.S. billionaire wealth collectively increased by $238 billion, a 10 percent gain, from March 18 to April 10 when more than 22 million Americans lost their jobs, according to a study by the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think-tank.
Defiant strip club shut down by HPD, granted restraining order
Despite HPD shutting it down in the wee hours of Friday morning, a southwest Houston strip club was prepared to open again Friday night. Since then, the club has been granted a temporary restraining order against the City of Houston and the police and fire departments.
US jobless claims soar past 30 million as 3.8 million more workers seek aid
More than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. economy slid further into a crisis that is becoming the most devastating since the 1930s.
Restaurants prepare to reopen under new rules on May 1
Phase 1 of reopening Texas has restaurants opening their dining rooms at 25 percent capacity starting Friday, May 1.
Truckers feeling pressure from coronavirus slowdown
While the trucking industry was an early hero of the coronavirus slowdown, the faltering economy is putting more and more drivers in a financial bind
Montgomery Co. hair salons, gyms, bars can open Friday because Gov. Abbott's order is "vague", says judge
Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough called Texas Governor Greg Abbott's new executive order to reopen Texas unclear, vague, and inconsistent.
Gov. Abbott tells FOX 26 he will issue clarification after Montgomery Co. says order is "unclear" and "vague"
Hours after Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough said Texas Gov. Abbott's new executive order to reopen the state was "unclear", "vague", and "inconsistent", the governor spoke with FOX 26 about providing new clarification.
Help for Houstonians struggling to pay rent during pandemic
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is proposing a rent relief program for Houstonians who are struggling to keep a roof over their heads.
'We're not all going to survive this': Economic impact from COVID-19 forces salon owner to close
A salon owner in Champlin, Minnesota is feeling the fallout from the coronavirus first hand. After weeks of no customers, she's been forced to do something she never dreamed of: close her doors.
Amazon, Instacart and other essential workers reportedly plan walk-out strike May 1
According a report from The Intercept, the employees will call in sick or walk off the job during their lunch break.
How Houstonians are surviving without hair salons and barbershops
As Phase One of reopening Texas is set to begin Friday, May 1, salons and barbershops feel left out.
Houston Rallies campaign offers to help struggling businesses get noticed
While tens of thousands of Houston area businesses struggle to survive long enough to participate in reopening the economy, a local campaign offers a helping-hand.
TIMELINE: Protesters gather to ask Gov. Abbott to reopen Texas businesses
Another group of protestors gather in front of the capital to demand that Abbott reopen Texas businesses.
Disney theme parks may not reopen until 2021, Wall Street analyst says
Disneyland and Disney World may remain closed until next year, a Wall Street analyst projected this week.