End To Mask Rule Puts Texas Restaurants Stuck In Tough Spot End To Mask Rule Puts Texas Restaurants Stuck In Tough Spot But some restaurant owners and clients in the state's largest city, Houston, were perplexed by or even against Governor Greg Abbott's recent decision to drop the mask mandate "and open Texas 100%" beginning Wednesday. Texas governor's has scrapped a mask-wearing mandate. Houston, United States: Sipping coffee at a sidewalk cafe in upscale Houston Heights, Evelyne Marcks shakes her head at the Texas governor's decision to scrap a mask-wearing mandate before the Covid-19 ...