Texas governor lifts mask mandate and allows businesses to open at 100% capacity, despite health officials’ warnings

Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday he’s lifting the mask mandate in Texas, even as health officials warn not to ease safety restrictions.

Abbott made the announcement during a Lubbock Chamber of Commerce event where he issued an executive order rescinding most of his earlier executive orders like the mask mandate.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/02/us/texas-governor-mask-mandate/index.html