GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- Galveston and other counties in southeast Texas are getting new COVID-19 restrictions, a move that was blasted Tuesday by Galveston County Judge Mark Henry.
Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt notified the county that it had reached the threshold that requires tightening restrictions under Gov. Greg Abbott's COVID-19 executive order.
That includes the closure of bars, reducing restaurant capacity to 50% and it cancels most elective medical procedures at hospitals. It impacts counties that belong to Texas Trauma Service Area R, which includes Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, and Orange counties. Businesses from Beaumont to Galveston are impacted by the rollback, though Harris County and Houston are not.