Gov. Greg Abbott, center, with Lt. Gov. Gov. Texas' phase three of reopening allows restaurants to open up to 75% capacity as long as they follow certain guidelines. Greg Abbott’s threshold for rolling back business capacity. However, the economic expansion comes as COVID-19 cases are rising statewide and hospitalizations for the coronavirus hit an all-time high in the Houston area. HOUSTON — Texas restaurants will return to 50 percent capacity limits Monday as the state begins to scale back its reopening plan in response to increasing COVID-19 … This state-by-state guide offers a status check on whether restaurants are allowed to be open for dining in, or … The move comes just one day after the Texas Tribune reported that, back in May when Abbott allowed restaurants to reopen at limited capacity, the state’s COVID-19 positivity rate was still significantly higher than the 5 percent “benchmark” positivity rate that the World Health Organization recommends for reopening businesses. DALLAS - Beginning Monday, restaurants and other businesses in Texas can open up to 75% capacity. But many restaurants were already operating at or below that number. Businesses including restaurants be up to 75% full. Along with restaurants and retailers, offices, libraries, and museums can also expand from 50 to 75 percent capacity in those regions Monday. As the United States and Canada wrestle with the COVID-19 pandemic, some states and provinces have reopened restaurant dining rooms. Texas lets up on a coronavirus restriction today. High Hospitalization Rates in North Texas May Prompt Greater COVID-19 Restrictions Dallas' Newest Restaurants and Other Food News Bars will go from 50% capacity to being fully closed. With the number of coronavirus infections increasing in North Texas spurring Gov. Greg Abbott ordered restaurants to scale back operations on Friday. RELATED: 75% restaurant capacity brings mixed views from owners; On Friday, the state reported a record 363 new hospitalizations. Greg Abbott's executive order, local restaurants must reduce indoor capacity from 75 to 50%. Texas Gov. There are more than 5,100 people hospitalized for COVID … Greg Abbott on Friday took his most drastic action yet to respond to the post-reopening coronavirus surge in Texas, shutting bars back down and scaling back restaurant capacity … The restaurant … As COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in North Texas, the region now meets Gov. Under Gov.