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Tan Parker: “Restaurants were only allowed to do to-go or takeout orders.”

Featuring: Tan Parker, Republican | Texas State Senate, District 12

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Interview with Texas State Representative Tan Parker on Legislation and 'Making Government Work'

Published | Video Starts at 14:14

You know, you go to the grocery stores and there was not any meat, there was no paper products. And then we had a situation where our restaurant supply chain was backing up. Things were spoiling because the Restaurants were only allowed to do to-go or takeout orders. And so one of the things that I worked on over the course of a week very intensely to get done was to cut that red tape that allowed restaurants to be able to sell retail food items to go. (14:14–14:21)

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Asserts that during a certain period, restaurants in Texas were restricted to takeout or to-go orders.

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