Texas governor: ‘Massive’ amount of business reopening soon
4 years, 8 months ago

Texas governor: ‘Massive’ amount of business reopening soon

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will reopen “massive” amounts of businesses soon, Republican Gov. “We’re all wanting to get all these businesses back up and running as quickly as possible, and that’s exactly what’s going to happen in a couple of days when I start announcing all the massive amount of businesses that are going to be opening up in the great state of Texas,” Abbott told Dallas radio station WBAP. ___ HOUSTON REQUIRES FACE COVERINGS Houston officials say residents in Texas’ most populous county will be required to wear something that covers their face while out in public for 30 days starting Monday. Dan Patrick, who called the measure “the ultimate government overeach.” Harris County follows other counties in Texas, including Bexar, Dallas, Travis and Webb counties, who had previously announced similar mask rules. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans agreed in a Wednesday ruling to expedite arguments in the state’s appeal of an order that Texas must take additional measures to protect the health of inmates at a prison that houses mostly older and infirm men.

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Texas becomes biggest US state to lift COVID-19 mask mandate
3 years, 10 months ago

Texas becomes biggest US state to lift COVID-19 mask mandate

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is lifting its mask mandate, Gov. Abbott, a Republican, has faced sustained criticism from his party in America’s biggest red state over the statewide mask mandate — which was imposed eight months ago — as well as business occupancy limits that Texas will also scuttle next week. “While we’ve made significant progress, I’d hate to have …

Texas Becomes Biggest State To Lift COVID-19 Mask Mandate
3 years, 10 months ago

Texas Becomes Biggest State To Lift COVID-19 Mask Mandate

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is lifting its mask mandate, Gov. “The fact that things are headed in the right direction doesn’t mean we have succeeded in eradicating the risk,” said Dr. Lauren Ancel Meyers, a professor of integrative biology and director of the University of Texas COVID-19 Modeling Consortium. Politically, the restrictions elevated tensions between Abbott and …

Texas governor lifts mask mandate, COVID restrictions
3 years, 10 months ago

Texas governor lifts mask mandate, COVID restrictions

Al Jazeera  

The move by Republican Governor Greg Abbott marks the furthest any US state has gone so far to roll back harsh restrictions on businesses and residents. The governor of Texas in the United States lifted most of the state’s coronavirus pandemic restrictions on Tuesday, allowing businesses to reopen at full capacity as of next week and telling residents that masks …

Governor Says Most Of Texas Can Loosen Limits On Businesses, But Bars Must Stay Shut
4 years, 3 months ago

Governor Says Most Of Texas Can Loosen Limits On Businesses, But Bars Must Stay Shut

NPR  

Governor Says Most Of Texas Can Loosen Limits On Businesses, But Bars Must Stay Shut Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Eric Gay/AP Certain businesses in most of Texas will be able to expand their operations starting Monday, thanks to an improvement in the state's COVID-19 metrics. "Texans have shown that we can address both the health and safety …

Virus surge visible across Texas: ‘The tsunami is here’
4 years, 5 months ago

Virus surge visible across Texas: ‘The tsunami is here’

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Urgent calls for field hospitals. “The worst is yet to come as we work our way through that massive increase in people testing positive.” On Friday, Texas surpassed 10,000 hospitalized patients for the first time, capping a week of grim markers that also saw the state exceed 10,000 new cases in a single day. He said the …

Texas governor issues mask order to fight coronavirus
4 years, 6 months ago

Texas governor issues mask order to fight coronavirus

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. But faced with dramatically rising numbers of both newly confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus and the number of patients so sick they needed to be hospitalized, Abbott changed course with Thursday’s mask order. It requires “all Texans to wear a face covering over the nose and mouth in public spaces in counties with 20 …

Businesses weigh reopening - or close again - as cases rise
4 years, 6 months ago

Businesses weigh reopening - or close again - as cases rise

Associated Press  

It’s not the reopening businesses were hoping for. But managing owner Russell Thoede said patrons didn’t always observe safety measures, like staying seated and wearing masks. On June 20, McCray’s Backyard Bar-B-Q and Seafood in West Palm Beach, Florida, shut its doors for 10 days after learning one of its employees might have been exposed to COVID-19. “Without sweeping regulation …

Governors who quickly reopened backpedal as virus surges
4 years, 6 months ago

Governors who quickly reopened backpedal as virus surges

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — When Texas began lifting coronavirus restrictions, Republican Gov. “I think they’re going to have to,” said Dr. Mark McClellan, former head of the Food and Drug Administration. “It doesn’t take most people in a community getting sick to overwhelm health care systems.” Critics bristle that the actions are too little, or worse, possibly too late as patients …

Reopened Texas sees a surge in new COVID-19 cases
4 years, 7 months ago

Reopened Texas sees a surge in new COVID-19 cases

Daily Mail  

Texas has seen a surge in coronavirus cases with more than 1,000 new infections reported over five consecutive days after the state reopened at the beginning of the month. With 1,145 new infections recorded on Tuesday, the state's total number of COVID-19 cases is now at just over 41,700 and more than 1,100 Texans have died from the virus. With …

Texas governor eases more rules, defends speed of reopening
4 years, 8 months ago

Texas governor eases more rules, defends speed of reopening

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas kept charging ahead with reopening Tuesday as Republican Gov. Greg Abbott gave hair salons permission to return to business alongside restaurants and retailers, and defended the pace of rebooting one of the nation’s biggest states as experts warn that going too fast could result in new outbreaks. In letting barbershops and hair salons open starting Friday, …

Texas, Ohio join array of US states starting to reopen economies
4 years, 8 months ago

Texas, Ohio join array of US states starting to reopen economies

Al Jazeera  

In Texas, all retail stores, restaurants, movie theatres and malls can open on Friday at 25 percent capacity. Texas and Ohio pushed ahead on Friday with a phased relaxation of restrictions that US states put in place weeks ago to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, as Georgia took another step towards a full restart by allowing all businesses …

Texas to reopen soon, but Louisiana to wait; US coronavirus cases near 1 million
4 years, 8 months ago

Texas to reopen soon, but Louisiana to wait; US coronavirus cases near 1 million

CNN  

CNN — As the nationwide number of coronavirus cases nears 1 million people, Texas and other states are getting ready to reopen while others, such as Louisiana, the Lone Star State’s neighbor to the east, are saying it’s better to wait a while longer. He said the state’s multiphase reopening will start with construction and manufacturing at “businesses that have …

Some businesses defy Texas rules on virus-related closings
4 years, 8 months ago

Some businesses defy Texas rules on virus-related closings

Associated Press  

DALLAS — A handful of Texas businesses reopened Friday in defiance of state guidance in the fight against the coronavirus, which allows retailers to offer “to go” service but leaves other restrictions in place. Several supporters came to the salon, including a man carrying a long gun he made into a pole for a Texas flag with a coiled snake …

Greg Abbott looks to reopen Texas businesses in early May, but schools will remain shuttered
4 years, 8 months ago

Greg Abbott looks to reopen Texas businesses in early May, but schools will remain shuttered

CNN  

CNN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced a statewide strike force of medical and economic experts to focus on opening the state, setting early May as his target date for some private businesses while emphasizing that the evolving guidelines will be determined by “data and by doctors.” The Republican governor said he will announce plans for opening the …

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