REPORTER Could Texas be ░░░░░░░░ in business soon Today ░░░░░░░░ Abbott tweeted Covid numbers ░░░░░░░░ declined I hope to ░░░░░░░░ updates next week about ░░░░░░░░ steps steps That s ░░░░░░░░ news for business that ░░░░░░░░ been waiting for a ░░░░░░░░ to reoppen REPORTER 2 ░░░░░░░░ reporter Jordan James explains ░░░░░░░░ Jefferson County s top ░░░░░░░░ thinks the governor is ░░░░░░░░ the right call clip ░░░░░░░░ MAN We re just ░░░░░░░░ neighborhood mall trying to ░░░░░░░░ the doors back open ░░░░░░░░ voice over Soggy Bottom ░░░░░░░░ is like many bars ░░░░░░░░ the state desperate for ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to reopen MAN ░░░░░░░░ are not pouring Corona ░░░░░░░░ the club and issuing ░░░░░░░░ out The only Corona ░░░░░░░░ have here is modeled ░░░░░░░░ mesh from Mexico it ░░░░░░░░ very good JAMES voice ░░░░░░░░ After several weeks of ░░░░░░░░ closed owner Bobby Parham ░░░░░░░░ started to fill optimistic ░░░░░░░░ Governor Abbott recently tweeted ░░░░░░░░ would revisit opening more ░░░░░░░░ of the state MAN ░░░░░░░░ m feeling hopeful but ░░░░░░░░ can t really go ░░░░░░░░ extreme planning stage of ░░░░░░░░ scheduling an open date ░░░░░░░░ mean that would cover ░░░░░░░░ hiring bands everything So ░░░░░░░░ s hard I wish ░░░░░░░░ would give us a ░░░░░░░░ bit more insight JAMES ░░░░░░░░ over Texas has seen ░░░░░░░░ cases drop in the ░░░░░░░░ month along with the ░░░░░░░░ s positivity rate which ░░░░░░░░ just over 10 percent ░░░░░░░░ lowest it s been ░░░░░░░░ June BRANICK I know ░░░░░░░░ in past instances he ░░░░░░░░ be thoughtful about what ░░░░░░░░ does JAMES voice over ░░░░░░░░ our numbers reflect what ░░░░░░░░ re seeing across the ░░░░░░░░ Jefferson County judge Jeff ░░░░░░░░ points to the county ░░░░░░░░ 14 day average as ░░░░░░░░ reason why the governor ░░░░░░░░ making the right decision ░░░░░░░░ Something that I m ░░░░░░░░ to see we re ░░░░░░░░ down to the level ░░░░░░░░ were at 1st July ░░░░░░░░ Abbott has a lot ░░░░░░░░ physicians and epidemiologists at ░░░░░░░░ disposal than I do ░░░░░░░░ I trust that whatever ░░░░░░░░ does is going to ░░░░░░░░ appropriate JAMES Back in ░░░░░░░░ Soggy Bottom saloon did ░░░░░░░░ look like it looks ░░░░░░░░ empty Parham defied the ░░░░░░░░ s order which led ░░░░░░░░ consequences PARHAM The consequence ░░░░░░░░ being suspended 30 days ░░░░░░░░ ways felt about that ░░░░░░░░ it was worth that ░░░░░░░░ we were closed anyway ░░░░░░░░ voice over Now that ░░░░░░░░ s liquor license is ░░░░░░░░ in effect he s ░░░░░░░░ wanting to put it ░░░░░░░░ use PARHAM It s ░░░░░░░░ you know it s ░░░░░░░░ knowing for sure That ░░░░░░░░ the hardest thing about ░░░░░░░░ clip ends JAMES The ░░░░░░░░ is expected to announce ░░░░░░░░ future reopening plan sometime ░░░░░░░░ week and that s ░░░░░░░░ we ll learn the ░░░░░░░░ of several industries who ░░░░░░░░ been impacted by the ░░░░░░░░ pandemic Reporting here in ░░░░░░░░ Jordan James, 12News.”