Texas hotels are offering discounts when they reopen after shutting down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Southwest Airlines also is offering reduced fares for the summer.
The Houston-area cities with the highest numbers of COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday are Pearland, Baytown, and La Porte, according to Harris County Public Health.
April home sales in Houston fell more than 20 percent. Buyers stayed home, and sellers took homes off the market due to the coronavirus-inspired lockdown.
Legal challenges to COVID-19 restrictions in Texas continue to mount, even as some regulations are being eased.
Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen asked major retailers to improve their health and safety precautions as the state attempts to reopen amid the coronavirus threat. Meanwhile, Gov. Greg Abbott will allow barbershops, hair salons, and tanning salons to reopen Friday, while manufacturing plants and gyms can reopen May 18.
The Energy Reliability Council of Texas says energy use for the week beginning April 26 decreased by 3% to 4%. The decrease comes primarily in the mornings between 6 to 10 a.m.