Texas Businesses Now Must Decide: Require Face Masks or Not By Duncan Agnew, The Texas Tribune | March 3, 2021
As small-business owners and managers across Texas went to work Wednesday morning, they faced yet another 2021 headache: deal with losing business from customers who don’t want to wear face masks during the pandemic or from patrons who will only frequent places that require them.
The dilemma was abruptly thrust upon them after Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the state will lift its mask mandate and allow all businesses to operate at 100% capacity starting March 10.
Some businesses barely had an opportunity to reopen after last month’s deadly winter storm and power outage crisis before hearing about this massive change to the state’s COVID-19 safety protocols.
As small-business owners and managers across Texas went to work Wednesday morning, they faced yet another 2021 headache: deal with losing business from customers who don’t want to wear face masks during the pandemic or from patrons who will only frequent places that require them.
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We don t have to rely on mental health professionals
As perinatal depression soars during pandemic, there s a growing need for treatment
CHICAGO - Perinatal depression has soared during the pandemic. But many mental health professionals are overwhelmed and can t take on new clients.
Good news comes from a new Northwestern Medicine study finding paraprofessionals generated similar reductions in depressive symptoms as mental health professionals when delivering a group-based cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention.
The study findings are based on adding home health visits by trained lay health professionals to low-income pregnant women in a national project called Mothers & Babies. Mothers and Babies is an intervention using cognitive behavioral therapy that aims to reduce stress and improve mood among pregnant women and new mothers.
Despite the Texas Winter Storm, Weddings Went On
The pandemic has already thrown weddings into a tailspin, but a sudden and devastating storm was one more hurdle to overcome for vendors and couples.
On Feb. 14, when winter storm warnings and an increase in snowfall began in Texas, Julia McEwen and Chris Keton had just four hours to change wedding plans.Credit.Kendall Peters Photo
By Jenny Block
March 2, 2021
Battered already by a year of coronavirus devastation and postponements, couples in Texas who had hopes of marrying in mid-February had another unexpected hurdle to overcome before finally having their wedding day.