He continued that people should still be careful, even with the relaxed rules. Despite these changes, remember this, removing state mandates does not end personal responsibility or the importance of caring for your family members or caring for your friends or caring for others in the community, said Abbott.
Emily Williams Knight, President and CEO of the Texas Restaurant Association said she echoed that the food industry must continue safe practices.
“While we celebrate today’s news, we must remain vigilant, so we do not slide backwards. Consumers will only go where they feel safe, and so restaurants must continue to be very thoughtful and implement the safety protocols that will enable them to maintain and build trust with their consumers and employees, said Williams Knight.
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By Nik Rajkovic
Feb 25, 2021
In spite of falling COVID numbers, Harris County remains under a stay home code red and Judge Lina Hidalgo refuses to lift her order keeping bars closed.
Word came down from Gov. Abbott s office this week that bars could reopen and restaurants can increase capacity to 75-percent in Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Galveston and Brazoria counties.
“If we were to say alright come one come all, time to encourage more gatherings once again, those hospitalization numbers would begin to climb up once again,” Hidalgo responded Monday.
She later released the following statement:
“We’re far from life back to normal in Harris County. We’re still seeing hundreds of positive cases per day, a sky-high positivity rate, and high hospitalization percentages that cannot be the starting point for yet another wave. Every time there has been a reopening, that has been followed by a spike in hospitalizations. If we start the climb now, we’d be starting fro