A few downtown Austin businesses board up before Election Day

Many downtown businesses do not appear to be taking any extra precautions in anticipation of Election Day unrest. But KXAN News found "at least five" that had boarded up Nov. 2 in preparation for any mass gatherings that could result from the election results. That included a 7-Eleven convenience store and the Total Men’s Primary Care clinic, both on Congress Avenue. “My employees are scared,” Jagat Patel, the 7-Eleven franchisee, told KXAN. “We’ve been warned there might be violence.” Mass…