Businesses around northwest Houston can begin to allow more people in as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott loosened COVID-19 restrictions this week for the state. Abbott said during a press conference Thursday some businesses would be allowed to increase their capacity to 75 percent — including restaurants, office buildings, retail stores, gyms, museums and factories. He said the decision was made by state leaders based on hospitalization rates below 15 percent in almost all the state’s hospital regions.

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