H-E-B, the largest grocery store chain in Texas, will ask — but will no longer require — customers to wear masks in its stores amid the ongoing p
Austin restaurants and stores enforcing masks and COVID-19 protocols Mar 4, 2021, 10:45 am Launderette and sister concept Fresa s are keeping safety protocols in place. Let s see this thing through to the end, the restaurant said on social media. - On Wednesday, March 10, Texas statewide mask mandate lifts, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced this week. The decision, Abbott said, was based on vaccine availability and COVID-19 case numbers, though it was later revealed that he conferred with only one of the state s four medical advisors before making the announcement. Reaction to the decision has unsurprisingly been divided, yet another example of how a simple, effective measure like wearing a mask has been unnecessarily politicized. President Joseph R. Biden called the decision Neanderthal, while local city council members, Travis County Judge Andy Brown, and Mayor Steve Adler have urged Austinites to continue to wear masks until more of the population can be va
Pedestrians wearing masks to protect against COVID-19 in downtown Austin in June. Gov. Greg Abbott drew ire Tuesday after announcing that he would lift a statewide mask mandate while coronavirus infections continue. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune
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Mayors and county judges in some of Texas’ largest urban areas criticized Gov. Greg Abbott over his decision to lift the statewide face mask mandate next week, saying it contradicts health officials’ advice as infections continue to spread throughout the state, which averaged over 200 reported deaths a day over the last week.