The statewide mask mandate has ended, but the City of Temple will continue to require masks inside City facilities. Police and firefighters will mask up too.
I got something I want off my chest.
In what seems like an eternity ago, March 4th 2020 was the date that officials with Texas State Health Services announced the first case of Covid-19 in Texas, The case was in the Houston area and travel related, and we thought, No biggie, they ll contain this When that didn t happen, we started down the path that leads us to now.
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It would look like we are finally getting the green light and the all clear from the top dogs in Austin. (namely Governor Greg Abbott). And while the governor removed the mandate, the tongue in cheek lip service remarks that Texans have Learned and are prepared is just a nice bit of hogwash to go with the tom foolery of the move. The good news is across the state, folks for the most part still see the value in masking, and many companies have decided to embrace guidance from the CDC. The TEA has also stepped in and given each local district it s choice in how to move forward with masks and m
I got something I want off my chest.
In what seems like an eternity ago, March 4th 2020 was the date that officials with Texas State Health Services announced the first case of Covid-19 in Texas, The case was in the Houston area and travel related, and we thought, No biggie, they ll contain this When that didn t happen, we started down the path that leads us to now.
Get our free mobile app
It would look like we are finally getting the green light and the all clear from the top dogs in Austin. (namely Governor Greg Abbott). And while the governor removed the mandate, the tongue in cheek lip service remarks that Texans have Learned and are prepared is just a nice bit of hogwash to go with the tom foolery of the move. The good news is across the state, folks for the most part still see the value in masking, and many companies have decided to embrace guidance from the CDC. The TEA has also stepped in and given each local district it s choice in how to move forward with masks and m
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Many people are trying to decide what they ll do next Wednesday when the state s mask mandate gets lifted.
Some leaders and health professionals across the city said it s still too soon, and one bar owner said lifting the order puts an unfair pressure on local businesses.
National businesses have already taken a stance in Texas, saying they will continue their corporate policy of requiring a mask for employees and customers.
The owner of Marquis II, a longtime staple in West University, said he s frustrated because making a decision one way or the other could have big implications.
Owner: Customers threatened to call ICE on Mexican restaurant in Texas that s keeping mask mandate
Mark Lennihan/AP
FILE - In this Monday June 29, 2020, file photo, Imani Williams sanitizes tables at Junior s Restaurant, in New York. Gov. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, that he was erasing the handful of remaining âorange zonesâ in the state where tougher pandemic restrictions had been in place because of the fast spread of COVID-19. Eliminating the zones will allow restaurants that had been within them to again offer indoor dining, albeit at half capacity. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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