The Bandera Economic Development Corp. has proposed the creation of a $100,000 fund that would provide $1,000 stimulus grants to qualifying city businesses to help them cope with financial strains caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The board of the corporation voted unanimously at its Thursday, April 9, meeting to establish the reserve fund out of excess funds from other accounts so the board could authorize grants for 100 city businesses that were shut down as part of the restrictions imposed in response to the coronavirus or lost money because so many people were kept in their homes as a result of ...