{"id":10624,"date":"2021-03-06T12:22:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T18:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/?p=10624"},"modified":"2021-03-06T12:22:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T18:22:38","slug":"texas-and-mississippi-order-no-more-masks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/lifestyle\/texas-and-mississippi-order-no-more-masks-20210306","title":{"rendered":"Texas And Mississippi Order ‘No More Masks’"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, Mississippi and Texas joined the states which have no mask mandates. They each announced that businesses will be allowed to reopen to full capacity [1]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Texas<\/h3>\n

Texas Governor Abbott made the announcement during a Lubbock Chamber of Commerce meeting. At this meeting, he issued an executive order rescinding most of the earlier mask mandate orders. He said,<\/p>\n

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Too many Texans have been sidelined from employment opportunities. Too many small business owners have struggled to pay their bills. This must end [2]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Abbott is removing governmental control by removing the mandates. Residents still need to practice good health measures. The Governor made it clear that,<\/p>\n

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Under no circumstance can a county judge put anybody in jail for following COVID orders, and no penalties can be imposed for failing to wear a face mask [3]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Abbott spelled it out by saying,<\/p>\n

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People and businesses don’t need the state to tell them how to operate [4]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Mississippi<\/h3>\n

Mississippi Governor Reeves announced the end to all county mask mandates. He went on to announce that businesses can reopen at 100% capacity. Reeves went on to say,<\/p>\n

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Our hospitalizations and case numbers have plummeted, and the vaccine is being rapidly distributed [5]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Governor Reeves lifted the mask mandate because no county in the state met the<\/p>\n

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original criteria for a mask mandate [6]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Mississippi and Texas join Alabama, Montana, and Iowa. Currently, only 34 states require face masks. You can check here for each state’s mandates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Notes:<\/h4>
  1. ^<\/a>https:\/\/www.christianheadlines.com\/contributors\/milton-quintanilla\/texas-mississippi-governors-rescind-mask-mandates-ease-covid-19-restrictions.html (go back  ↩)<\/a><\/li>
  2. ^<\/a>https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/03\/02\/us\/texas-governor-mask-mandate\/index.html (go back  ↩)<\/a><\/li>
  3. ^<\/a>https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-mocks-texas-and-mississippi-for-reopening-dropping-mask-mandates-neanderthal-thinking (go back  ↩)<\/a><\/li>
  4. ^<\/a>https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/03\/02\/us\/texas-governor-mask-mandate\/index.html (go back  ↩)<\/a><\/li>
  5. ^<\/a>https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/03\/02\/us\/texas-governor-mask-mandate\/index.html (go back  ↩)<\/a><\/li>
  6. ^<\/a>https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-mocks-texas-and-mississippi-for-reopening-dropping-mask-mandates-neanderthal-thinking (go back  ↩)<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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