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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lifts COVID-19 mask mandate, allows businesses to open at 100%


Abbott’s statewide mask mandate has been in effect since July.
Written By:
Eleanor Dearman / Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
3:30 pm, Mar. 2, 2021
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is lifting the COVID-19 mask mandate, allowing businesses to open at 100%. (Smiley N. Pool/Dallas Morning News/TNS)
FORT WORTH, Texas Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says it’s time to reopen businesses and remove the state’s mask mandate.
“It is now time to open Texas 100%,” Abbott said in Lubbock, joined by Lubbock business leaders at Montelongo’s Mexican Restaurant. “Everybody who wants to work should have the opportunity. Every business that wants to be open should be open.” ....

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