Former McDonald’s USA CEO Ed Rensi discusses the restaurant industry struggling to stay afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
As COVID-19 hospitalizations in the region surrounding Houston continue to rise, Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, is arguing that businesses in the area "should not comply" with any new restrictions, claiming lockdowns are "unconstitutional edicts" that are not supported by law.<\/p>\n
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"Law enforcement should not enforce this." Crenshaw wrote in a tweet Tuesday. "Stop stealing people’s right to make a living."<\/p>\n
COVID'S ECONOMIC FALLOUT COULD ELEVATE US MORTALITY RATE FOR YEARS, STUDY SHOWS<\/strong><\/p>\n Hospital capacity in Trauma Service Area Q, which is made up of Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Austin, Colorado, Matagorda, Walker, Waller and Wharton counties, has been above 15% from Dec. 29 to Jan. 4 due to COVID-19, according to data from the Texas Department of Health,<\/p>\n A recent executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott states that bars must close, hospitals must postpone elective surgeries and restaurants and other business establishments must reduce operating capacity from 75% to 50% in any area where a trauma service center has seven consecutive days in which hospital capacity exceeds 15%.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Abbott did not immediately return FOX Business' request for comment.<\/p>\n