Express Briefing: Maskless visitors will test S.A. s tourist attractions
March 5, 2021
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At many of San Antonio’s busiest tourist attractions, the rule won’t change face masks required. But Gov. Abbott’s order abolishing the state mandate to wear face coverings in public places, effective March 10, will put workers and managers in a difficult if not impossible position when guests insist on going bare-faced.
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Last month, Melissa Cigarroa stood on a podium and spoke to a crowd in the Rio Grande Valley. The crowd held signs with demands like “not another foot.”
A few miles away, then-President Donald Trump was in town to celebrate his wall. Cigarroa and the protesters did not approve of his visit or his wall.
For Cigarroa, it’s personal. She owns land along the border in Zapata County where Trump decided to build a wall. She traveled almost three hours from Laredo that morning to deliver her message.
“Trump’s senseless wall cannot become Biden’s first broken promise. We call on Biden to act immediately to stop the wall,” she told the crowd and led them in a chant calling for “not another foot,” a reference to Biden’s campaign promise.