On The Border restaurant to close all corporate Texas locations on Friday

On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina will close all of its company-owned restaurants as the Tex-Mex chain evaluates options for the future of the brand.Affected restaurant locations nationwideOTB Hospitality said in a statement that company-owned locations will cease operations by the end of the day on Friday, June 12, after what it described as a thorough review of the business."This decision follows a thorough evaluation of the business and was not made lightly," the company said. "We are currently evaluating the future of the On The Border brand and exploring a range of strategic options."The company said its immediate focus is supporting employees affected by the closures and conducting an orderly shutdown of operations.Which On The Border locations will stay open?OTB Hospitality said franchise-operated restaurants in South Dakota, Florida, Nevada, California and South Korea will remain open.The announcement comes about a year after Houston-based Pappas Restaurants acquired the Da