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Texans React To Gov. Abbott’s Lifting Of COVID-19 Restrictions
City leaders, business owners, school districts, teachers and parents respond to Gov. Abbott’s lifting of the statewide mask mandate and business capacity limits.
March 3, 2021, 2:06 PM
Bartender Alyssa Dooley makes a cocktail at Mo’s Irish Pub, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Houston. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that he is lifting business capacity limits and the state’s mask mandate starting next week.
Reactions to Gov. Abbott’s lifting of COVID-19 restrictions has been mixed. Some Texans are calling it a mistake, while others are saying it’s a positive step forward.
Abbott mobilizes resources as winter storm threatens Lubbock area with heavy snow
Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday was mobilizing state resources in advance of a potent winter storm that could bring 4 to 8 inches of snow to Lubbock and the South Plains this weekend.
The National Weather Service in Lubbock issued a winter storm watch for Lubbock County and much of the region from Saturday evening through Sunday, prompting area road crews to start preparing roadways in anticipation of slick conditions and Lubbock area schools to announce some early remote-learning contingency plans if Monday classes are impacted. A strong storm system will move over New Mexico Saturday night and the Permian Basin on Sunday spreading snow across the South Plains region, reads a statement from the weather service. The current track supports the possibility of heavy snowfall across most of the South Plains region with current forecast snowfall amounts of 4 to 8 inches for the event.