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AUSTIN, Texas, March 3, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that he is finally lifting his state’s COVID-19 mask mandate and remaining lockdown restrictions, eliciting a mixed response between those relieved to be reopening and resentful that Abbott kept the state closed as long as he did.
The new executive order officially rescinds most of Abbott’s previous emergency orders related to COVID-19, including the statewide mask mandate, and allows businesses to reopen at 100 percent capacity. It also forbids judges from imposing penalties for wearing a face mask and limits the new restrictions that can be imposed at a county level.
“With the medical advancements of vaccines and antibody therapeutic drugs, Texas now has the tools to protect Texans from the virus,” Abbott said in a press release. “We must now do more to restore livelihoods and normalcy for Texans by opening Texas 100 percent. Make no mistake, COVID-19 has not disappeared, but it is clear from the recoveries, vaccinations, reduced hospitalizations, and safe practices that Texans are using that state mandates are no longer needed. Today’s announcement does not abandon safe practices that Texans have
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