Houston Public Media reporter Matt Harab also joins Ernie with COVID updates and headlines, including: Several Texas colleges and universities will still require people to wear face masks after Gov. Greg Abbott announced that he will lift the statewide mask mandate, according to the Texas Tribune. Schools that will continue to require face masks include The University of Texas at Austin, Baylor University, Southern Methodist University, Rice University and the Texas A&M University System. Town Square with Ernie Manouse is a gathering space for the community to come together and discuss the day’s most important and pressing issues.