Texas News Texas Economy Braces For Hit From Pandemic KWBU | By Texas Standard Published March 24, 2020 at 7:43 AM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 10:33 Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon/KUT News In Austin, restaurants and bars are closed or are offering takeout orders only. State Comptroller Glenn Hegar said he would consider using some of the state’s rainy day fund to help stabilize the Texas economy.