The Associated Press
A man leaves a convenience store while wearing a required face mask in Houston. Although nearly a fifth of U.S. states donât require people to wear masks to protect against COVID-19, some businesses are requiring employees and customers to be masked on their premises.
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NEW YORK — Although Texas no longer requires people to wear masks to protect against COVID-19, customers do need them to enter De J. Lozada’s store.
“We cannot afford to take chances with the lives of my staffers. They’re young people and their parents have entrusted me with their care,” says Lozada, owner of Soul Popped Gourmet Popcorn, a shop located in Austin’s Barton Creek Square Mall.