Eighteen states currently have no mask requirements, but the law is on a business owner s side.
Apr 6th, 2021
A man leaves a convenience store while wearing a required face mask in Houston, in this Thursday, June 25, 2020, file photo. Although nearly a fifth of U.S. states don t require people to wear masks to protect against COVID-19, some businesses are requiring employees and customers to be masked on their premises.
AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File
NEW YORK (AP) Several weeks have passed since Texas ended its COVID-19 mask mandate. But if you want to pick up a snack at Soul Popped Gourmet Popcorn in Austin’s Barton Creek Square Mall, you’ll still be turned away if you aren’t wearing a face covering.