Mask order issued for all of Texas

Hospitals must be filling up.

Go HERE to see how many cases your county has. There are about 50 counties with less than 20 cases.

Go HERE to see how many cases your county has. There are about 50 counties with less than 20 cases.

Hospitals must be filling up.

This is BS!!!

Gonna be a lot of crow to eat at some point

Bills not gonna be happy, along with about 90% of the vocal minority on here.

They are, with all the non-covid patients that got stuck at home during the lockdown who are now much sicker.






https://twitter.com/AlexBerenson/status/1277773122301804546

Guess we will find out how they police a mask order when they can't even keep the rioters at bay.

This is BS!!!

New rule, everytime I have to wear a mask in public, I'm also going to wear my Trump hat.

The mask makes it harder for the scum to dox you and put you up on social media and try to get you fired for supporting Trump.

I’m not wearing a mask...

So, what is defined as a mask? Surely there’s plenty of room for interpretation, on this one.

Any idea where I can find clarification? If it’s active cases my county is good without masks. If it’s total since this started it means masks.
It’s ironic that those that said they by gawd would not wear a mask under any circumstances are the ones that forced this mandatory crap on us all.

Any idea where I can find clarification? If it’s active cases my county is good without masks. If it’s total since this started it means masks.
It’s ironic that those that said they by gawd would not wear a mask under any circumstances are the ones that forced this mandatory crap on us all.

It's getting out of control with the reaction to this. There is simply too much $$$$$$ involved within the healthcare system and gov (plus all the lobbyist groups that pad the pockets of said politicians).

Is the virus real? Yes

Will a mask help you in any way shape or form? No - a surgical mask is useless very quickly in non-sterile environments (and that is if you're trained in using PPE correctly), a N95 mask is still going to allow virus particles to be exhaled into the environment - after all they're only designed to protect inhalation, and cloth masks are absolutely useless. Like trying to stop a flood with a chain link fence. Those are facts - not opinions.

Tell me something - if masks were the be-all-end-all to keep you safe - why has Dallas County seen a "mass" rise in cases when masks have been MANDATED for two weeks? Don't give me some 14 day incubation BS - science says now it's within 5 days.

Also if this virus is so bad that everyone "must" wear a mask - why are used masks allowed to go in the regular garbage? If what these politicians are pimping is true - that is bio-med waste and should be disposed as a hazardous material.....

It will change nothing for me. I will wear a mask only in stores that order me to. I refuse to wear one simply because Abbott or anyone else says I have to. All that time they spent telling us it does no good and now all of the sudden this is how we are going to save the world. Give me a freakin break!! I hope a real conservative runs against him in the next election.

They are all over the Walmart parking lot by the end of the day...... I wonder what the sheep will have to say when wearing masks does nothing to keep this from spreading.......

This is BS!!!

Any idea where I can find clarification? If it’s active cases my county is good without masks. If it’s total since this started it means masks.
It’s ironic that those that said they by gawd would not wear a mask under any circumstances are the ones that forced this mandatory crap on us all.

Bills not gonna be happy, along with about 90% of the vocal minority on here.

They are, with all the non-covid patients that got stuck at home during the lockdown who are now much sicker.






https://twitter.com/AlexBerenson/status/1277773122301804546

Guess we will find out how they police a mask order when they can't even keep the rioters at bay.

Oh yeah they have.

Gonna be a lot of crow to eat at some point

How long do yall want us to wear masks for? Until this goes away?

Have fun wearing a mask and hiding for the next few years or decades.

It will be around there is a vaccine or enough get it for herd immunity.

That's not true! It's the increase in testing that brings the numbers up. Many may test positive for the antibody but show and have shown no symptoms, others may have thought it was the flu and went about their business. As for your first question you should be good, we have 16 active cases in our county. The confirmed number will never go down.

I knew this was going to come in handy one day

How long do yall want us to wear masks for?

Better than becoming tomorrows meals for the buzzards and coyotes

Thanks for posting, his 20% number is even higher than the 17% that is being reported. Good news is most the cases he is seeing are mild, which seems most are.
Want to hear from hospital executives at an actual HOSPITAL, go here (fast forward to 26:00) http://rockwalltx.swagit.com/play/0...tu-BvrViLWtgLOBFzxOSUwN_5UASwSoKbQLfzx_c

Masks will become fashion statements. You will soon see designer masks. They will also provide an avenue to make political statements and to promote candidates.

Oh yeah they have.

Is this another thread trying to shame others who actually took care of themselves and don’t have a pre-existing condition?

Masks will become fashion statements. You will soon see designer masks. They will also provide an avenue to make political statements and to promote candidates.

I want a mask that has, “masks don’t work,” written across it.

There's only been three deaths in our county and I bet they came in from out of the county. The ones I know sick have. But we're being forced to restrict our airways and freedoms over fear. Can we call it the "Peaceful Protesters", Looting & Rioting Virus now? All of the new cases are under 40 years of age. Hmmmm

That's not true! It's the increase in testing that brings the numbers up. Many may test positive for the antibody but show and have shown no symptoms, others may have thought it was the flu and went about their business. As for your first question you should be good, we have 16 active cases in our county. The confirmed number will never go down.

A governor forced it on us. Just what is it you’ve been smoking?

Two ladies here in east TeX area went to the test area,signed up and after nearly 2 hour wait left and went home. A few hours later they were contacted and were told that they both tested positive. Neither were tested but came back positive. They informed the caller that they were not tested and the lady said she would take them off the list. I feel this is a way to control the numbers and the people too. Not Good!!!!

Two ladies here in east TeX area went to the test area,signed up and after nearly 2 hour wait left and went home. A few hours later they were contacted and were told that they both tested positive. Neither were tested but came back positive. They informed the caller that they were not tested and the lady said she would take them off the list. I feel this is a way to control the numbers and the people too. Not Good!!!!

How are they getting results at all, positive or not, in two hours when there is a 10-14 day turn around? Unless there is an article or some other kind of proof this is just another BS story passed around the internet that never happened.

The maskers like to ignore these types of stories, and they’re all over the place. Wearing a mask is a fad, and some people just can’t help but fall in line with a good fad.

The maskers like to ignore these types of stories, and they’re all over the place. Wearing a mask is a fad, and some people just can’t help but fall in line with a good fad.

How are they getting results at all, positive or not, in two hours when there is a 10-14 day turn around? Unless there is an article or some other kind of proof this is just another BS story passed around the internet that never happened.

Exactly

Masks aside, it’s absolutely stupid to close outdoor spaces like beaches and state parks but keep big box stores open.

Masks aside, it’s absolutely stupid to close outdoor spaces like beaches and state parks but keep big box stores open.

The antigen test takes 30 minutes to get results. It is a rapid results test. Many mobile test sites are using this test in E Texas.

I'm not saying the story is true or false. But many sites are using that test. The PCR and antibody test take a lot more time obviously.

I suppose you have proof to support your conspiracy, then?

I just got back from a little loop. I stopped of to top off my tank. No mask required there. Continued on to Walmart where a mask was required. Headed on up the the liquor stare. Guess what? Mask required.

I only get on THF to entertain and teach. I just taught you that gas is essential, but liquor and Peanut butter are not.

Sorry about. The entertainment. Maybe later.

The story is , according to my Doctor the test takes 24 hours to get results, then you get the results when the lab passes the result to the medical provider, and the medical provider provides it to you.

How are they getting results at all, positive or not, in two hours when there is a 10-14 day turn around? Unless there is an article or some other kind of proof this is just another BS story passed around the internet that never happened.

Wrong as well. Two folks at work have tested positive this week from tests that provided results in under a hour

Plenty of examples all over the world of covid test coming back positive on everything from clean swabs to fruit. Now the CDC says a common cold could trigger a positive. We have all seen the data the tells you where they fudge the numbers by adding covid to pretty much anything. The info is readily available.

Guys, I am sorry to stir y'all up so much. My post is true but I won't tell the names of these women. They are in their 60s and live outside Tyler. They told me about this and I posted it here. After seeing some of your replies and seeing how some of y'all feel., I wished I had kept this info to myself and friends. . Some of y'all need to open your hearts and minds to the fact that the media is not our friends and lie for the betterment of their own liberal agenda. This is no passing fad. The virus is bad but using it to control the people is worst. Again I apologize to the butt hurt , but get over it!!!!

Don’t apologize for telling the truth. Some people believe what they want, regardless of the information that’s out there.

I’m still holding on to hope that our wonderful governor will issue an order to make people pull thier pants up over the crack of their a$$.

Sorry, but I question everything, even when it supports my point of view.

Guys, I am sorry to stir y'all up so much. My post is true but I won't tell the names of these women. They are in their 60s and live outside Tyler. They told me about this and I posted it here. After seeing some of your replies and seeing how some of y'all feel., I wished I had kept this info to myself and friends. . Some of y'all need to open your hearts and minds to the fact that the media is not our friends and lie for the betterment of their own liberal agenda. This is no passing fad. The virus is bad but using it to control the people is worst. Again I apologize to the butt hurt , but get over it!!!!

Guys, I am sorry to stir y'all up so much. My post is true but I won't tell the names of these women. They are in their 60s and live outside Tyler. They told me about this and I posted it here. After seeing some of your replies and seeing how some of y'all feel., I wished I had kept this info to myself and friends. . Some of y'all need to open your hearts and minds to the fact that the media is not our friends and lie for the betterment of their own liberal agenda. This is no passing fad. The virus is bad but using it to control the people is worst. Again I apologize to the butt hurt , but get over it!!!!

Anyone who thinks the CDC is not fudging the numbers has let their cheese slide off their cracker. Just too many examples out there.

Watching the blind lead the ignorant is disheartening. Most people on this board should know better by now..

And people have the audacity to question the ability of the Veterans Administration.

From the above posts I would recommend that some of your acquaintance's find new health providers. Your quacks are quacking idiots...

MikeW, I posit this question simply as a rhetoric rather than debate:

Is it better to be led by the blind or the disillusioned? The answer lies in that the blind will occasionally find their quarry simply out of luck, but the disillusioned find it far less, for the simple fact their view of the target is simply a figment that exists in mere imagination.

Just left HEB, had to wear a mask. Did I like it? No. Did I like having to wear a seatbelt on the way there? No. Am I going to sit around pissing and moaning about it? No. I'm going to live my life and go about my business. Some of you are what they call "a little too high strung",

Now that's how a good little subject behaves.

We don't need no stinking masks.

Just left HEB, had to wear a mask. Did I like it? No. Did I like having to wear a seatbelt on the way there? No. Am I going to sit around pissing and moaning about it? No. I'm going to live my life and go about my business. Some of you are what they call "a little too high strung",

MikeW, I posit this question simply as a rhetoric rather than debate:

Is it better to be led by the blind or the disillusioned? The answer lies in that the blind will occasionally find their quarry simply out of luck, but the disillusioned find it far less, for the simple fact their view of the target is simply a figment that exists in mere imagination.

Baaaa Baaaa Baaaaaaaa…..

Keep doing what the nice Shepherd tells you to do.

At least I don't wear white sunglasses.

Just left HEB, had to wear a mask. Did I like it? No. Did I like having to wear a seatbelt on the way there? No. Am I going to sit around pissing and moaning about it? No. I'm going to live my life and go about my business. Some of you are what they call "a little too high strung",

Your wife left them in my boat.

[At least I don't wear white sunglasses.

I’m pretty easy going, actually, which is why I don’t care if you wear a mask. I also don’t care if a business requires a mask, since that is their choice. I’m not forced to shop there, and I’m not inconvenienced by your mask in any way.

I hate masks and have not worn one until today. There is no place in San Angelo to buy a brisket without having to wear one.

Yes, I'm a subject because I wanted to go into the grocery store. Have fun staying at home!

Smalltown, im backing you in this one. Im really embarrassed to be on this forum with anyone that would give you a hard time about making a statement as simple and harmless as you made. Im relatively certain that the vast majority of people feel as you do but the "vocal minority" have to get their jabs in anywhere they can.

Thank you sir. I expect similar every time I post which is rarely even though I'm on here everyday.

Only in 2020 could you get called a sheep because you went to the grocery store to buy beer and brisket for the 4th of July.

You know, that’s not a bad point. Like Mike pointed out, using your brain is better than both of those options, though.

You are blind as a Bat! Its your condescending attitude towards other members here that don't share your opinions is why you get the push back that you get. If you "expect similar every time" you post then its time to look in the mirror and see that the problem might be looking right back at you. You play the victim very well though.

Fair enough, but I meant it.

would /s helped or do I need to add emojis?
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Most of what I’ve gotten outta this thread is Small has game....Buckeye is a well spoken dude and Skinner is much better lookin with mask on......jus sayin

As Bill would say, Majekman is a noticer.

We need a kissazz emoji.

Smalltown, im backing you in this one. Im really embarrassed to be on this forum with anyone that would give you a hard time about making a statement as simple and harmless as you made. Im relatively certain that the vast majority of people feel as you do but the "vocal minority" have to get their jabs in anywhere they can.

We need a kissazz emoji.

We need a kissazz emoji.

We need a kissazz emoji.

But make no mistake about it, PPE is for the staff protection, NOT the patients protection.

When using your brain leads to you pounding sand all day in the hope it turns into a diamond, I would second guess the people that tell you to pound sand. We know as a species the force and pressure it takes to create a diamond from Sand and how the human is incapable Of it without mechanical force and pressure. So why then, do we continue to pound sand against something that we have no force or pressure against?

Wouldn’t it be smarter to Throw the sand in a different mechanism capable
Of procuring a diamond and not Waste energy doing what most people refer to as the absolute definition of insanity, “doing the exact same thing and expecting a different result”

Mike is content with us pounding sand. Let him have his hard handed sand pounders.
I am More content among the group who feel finding a different mechanism is the answer. We are both in search of the diamond. We both have the same goal in mind.

Hmmmmmm.....soooooo, PPE is to protect the medical staff.....gotcha! So then why are they telling everyone you should wear a mask to protect others....and as stated above, the masks don’t do anything....

You took the bait doc...

EDIT: The one I was referring to that has to deal with corona patients is an ICU nurse in Houston and wears the sealed suit every day....fyi

Yes PPE can project you if the correct PPE and worn properly....

So, in your esteemed medical opinion, joe public wear masks is how effective? 1%, 5%, 50%, 99%???????

Name your number

Most of what I’ve gotten outta this thread is Small has game....Buckeye is a well spoken dude and Skinner is much better lookin with mask on......jus sayin

In order to Give an answer, we have to know the actual infection rate, which we don’t. So I couldn’t tell you how much they help.

To argue the counter point, how often does a seat belt protect you while driving? How often do airbags? And yet, those are laws written without any complaint. You buy a new (or recent, meaning in the last 15 years, used) car and it is required to have an airbag, and seat belt. You pay for it whether you ever need it or not.

So, the real question is what level of Protection would make You feel the masks are worthwhile. Even if it protected you 1%, would you risk your life not to wear one? What if the number was 5-50%, would you not protect yourself and your family wearing one?

Personally, I hate the mandate. I feel it is just another shirk of the system placed on business owners to enforce. Have I worn a mask 100% of the time since this has started? Nope. Will I comply with the rule? Yep. I don’t need anyone making a fuss over me and my political stance.

Podiatrist (directed at hogslayer), try again....lol. If I were a podiatrist I would have nothing to worry about but would already be wearing a mask due to the smell

When using your brain leads to you pounding sand all day in the hope it turns into a diamond, I would second guess the people that tell you to pound sand.

Mike, please provide a quote where I said everyone that took HCQ would be harmed by the medicine and possibly killed. Dude, you have a serious issue with exaggeration and flat out lying about what I have said in the past, and I am sure you do the same for others on here that don’t tote your echo chamber.

But if you don’t, and you continue to troll my posts and just flat out lie about what I say, then I will report you to the mods for trolling.

Oh please, spare us. You and DC were posting crap after crap after crap telling everyone how dangerous HCQ was and how it could be deadly. The only people it was deadly for were the poor veterans who were overdosed by incompetent fools. Both of you were touting that "Study" where the VA bureaucrats murdered a bunch of folks.



The old standby, get the noncompliant voices censored.

Oh please, spare us. You and DC were posting crap after crap after crap telling everyone how dangerous HCQ was and how it could be deadly. The only people it was deadly for were the poor veterans who were overdosed by incompetent fools. Both of you were touting that "Study" where the VA bureaucrats murdered a bunch of folks.



The old standby, get the noncompliant voices censored.

We need a kissazz emoji.

I stopped by at least 10 different businesses last night and today, from Arizona to Katy, without a mask. Not a single person hassled me about it. I was so pleased about it that being polite to them wasn’t even a struggle.

His name is Wesley. He came wearing a mask saying that his girlfriend tested positive. He later took it off.

BS, if his girlfriend tested positive he'd be on a 14 day quarantine.

That, or you should have told him to leave Bill.

Pics of the mil ky

BS, if his girlfriend tested positive he'd be on a 14 day quarantine.

That, or you should have told him to leave Bill.

Dang 4 days on a boat and people are still arguing over this [censored]. Back to the boat.

Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness?
Romans 6:16

I’m still waiting to hear T-Buckley’s answer to my question about that....crickets

I am sorry, I never saw a question directed at me...what was it again?

It seems like common sense to me. Don't shut down the economy, but do what you can to keep the virus from spreading.

Nope, we need to spread the virus.

We aren't spreqding it fast enough, the community antibody levels are still quite low. A spanish study showed community antibodies at 5%. I would guess we are around there or less in the US, with some hot pockets being higher.

Either way, we need it to be much higher before we talk about "herd immunity". Lots of time ahead for masks

We aren't spreqding it fast enough, the community antibody levels are still quite low. A spanish study showed community antibodies at 5%. I would guess we are around there or less in the US, with some hot pockets being higher.

Either way, we need it to be much higher before we talk about "herd immunity". Lots of time ahead for masks

I think if we have learned anything from this is that our system is not currently built to deal with a pandemic, from a knowledge stand point, but also more importantly being able to implement and enforce a solution, it can't even get people to do something as simple as wear a mask.

IMO our government is ignoring history.......once the risk information is propagated to the public and it becomes comfortable with its understanding of the risk you must let the public decide from that point if they choose to take the risk.......and give up their liberty to do so..... I will make my own risk decision and I will only give up my Liberty if it makes logical sense to do so, not to please the mob.....

This study says herd immunity unachievable...
https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-antibodies-study-herd-immunity-unachievable-spain-2020-7

“I had no Intention of putting anyone in jail with this order”....governor abbott in response to the [censored] down order closing a salon in north Texas...

You can bet your hiney he has no intention of putting anyone in jail for not wearing a mask

Nope, we need to spread the virus.

I think if we have learned anything from this is that our system is not currently built to deal with a pandemic, from a knowledge stand point, but also more importantly being able to implement and enforce a solution, it can't even get people to do something as simple as wear a mask.

And if that happens you will have sleepy Joe for prez. Write it down

And if that happens you will have sleepy Joe for prez. Write it down

Then they need to explain Italy.

Italy did major lock down to stop the spread. A much more restricted lock down than US, and longer, they are just now reopening. And we will see how that goes. I really have no idea were this rona thing will go over the next year. I do not think we will know the full impact till spring 2021.

What we've learned from this is that if there is ever a legit threat to America we are not ready in the least. An EMP or something that took down the electrical grid, life as we know it would be over. This barely worse than flu virus has brought us to our knees in a few short months. If a real event were to occur we'd be toast.

What we've learned from this is that if there is ever a legit threat to America we are not ready in the least. An EMP or something that took down the electrical grid, life as we know it would be over. This barely worse than flu virus has brought us to our knees in a few short months. If a real event were to occur we'd be toast.

Thanks to The left.

[quote=TCM3]Contrast that with any other country in the World, and you would see a frightening fact, the only countries ready for a large national disaster are probably China and ??? and thats only because they believe in the collective and would not mind starving personally to protect the nation.

What it did for me was reinforce my belief that the federal govt couldn't find it's !@#$ with both hands during any kind of emergency. We see it every year during hurricane season and every year, millions of people across the country are stunned that the feds can't get out of their own way or do anything quickly. Those of us that have been through multiple storms have seen FEMA first hand and know better.

Not so much that they don't mind, it's just when people with guns tell you what you are going to do you do it or die lol.

Exactly! But if you look at any other civilized country, those people are so used to the govt taking care of their business they don't think for themselves.

No way.....not a snowballs chance.......the stock market is the true story of who wins the election. If it starts to believe there is even a remote chance he beats trump.... The sell off will make what happened in March seem like a little bump in the road......

Facts ruin the conspiracy theories. Now the anti maskers will stop washing their hands and social distancing.

An unproven factor based upon less than 1% of covid patients having conjunctivitis. To date, there has not been one medical alert or one recommendation from anyone or anywhere to suggest using goggles would eliminate spread or help eliminate spread of covid. There is a reason for that. because the eyes are not a real source to worry about.

Believe whatyou want about the eyes, I don't care, but I am not worried about catching the virus primarily though my eyes....now if I rub my hands in a slother of infected snot and then rub my eyes, that a different ballgame.

Again, gets back to how virus is transmitted from person to person. This stuff isn't just flying out there in the air like a bunch of gnats

According to CDC and WHO, the evidence is growing that this virus is airborne. And I didn't post the article, I just referenced it.

According to CDC and WHO, the evidence is growing that this virus is airborne. And I didn't post the article, I just referenced it.

Just so you know, airborne in this sense means it is contained in droplets, as in when someone sneezes or coughs. The virus is incapable of living outside a media for long. So if it was floating free in the air, then it would simply die.

I have written and re-written, and in the effort of being kind, I will say just this:

TB is a bacteria not a virus. A highly resistant bacteria.

Excuse me for using one poor example. Say what you want to say tough guy.

Banned video on inflated cases...........

https://banned.video/watch?id=5efab695672706002f367a0a

Been saying that for a while now; well before nutjob Jones got involved.

Yeah, I do not get the folks driving, with nobody else in the car, wearing a face mask. 'Must be so ADD they've just heard "it's in the air".

Yeah, I do not get the folks driving, with nobody else in the car, wearing a face mask. 'Must be so ADD they've just heard "it's in the air".

It seems like common sense to me. Don't shut down the economy, but do what you can to keep the virus from spreading.

Help is on the way. Saw a clip on the local news that a vaccine was getting close.

Also, wait until you are going blind from a cataract you will learn the difference between an optometrist and ophthalmologist. I've been there.

I agree JP, especially when you are talking about something as simple wearing a mask. I understand the complaint about a guy that has to work all day wearing one, but going in a grocery store, I do not understand the whining over that.

Mask tip: move your glasses down your nose it won't fog as bad.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signals support as Austin weighs fines for people not wearing face masks
In a letter to Austin's mayor, Abbott said the city's consideration of new enforcement measures "to ensure compliance with my Executive Orders is an important step toward reducing the spread" of the coronavirus.
Gov. Greg Abbott signaled his encouragement Wednesday to Austin city leaders to move forward on "additional enforcement mechanisms" related to a recent order Abbott issued requiring Texans to wear masks in most public spaces.

In a letter to Austin Mayor Steve Adler, Abbott said the city's consideration of new enforcement measures "to ensure compliance with my Executive Orders is an important step toward reducing the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)."

"As you know, these Orders were created and adopted based on advise from medical experts, and if these Orders are followed, we will be able to protect both public health and the livelihoods of our citizens," he added.

The Austin-American Statesman reported Wednesday that the City Council will meet Thursday "to vote on a resolution that would allow for a fine of up to $2,000 for anyone violating a 'health authority rule' like not wearing a mask" and to take "civil action against any person who maintains a business or site that does not comply with minimum health standards."

While Abbott's letter did not specify that meeting, Adler said as much Thursday in a Facebook Live appearance.

"I got a letter from the governor supporting what the City Council is doing tomorrow," Adler said.

Late last week, Abbott ordered Texans who live in counties with more than 20 active coronavirus cases to wear face coverings over the nose and mouth while in businesses or other buildings open to the public, as well as outdoor public spaces, whenever social distancing is not possible — with some exceptions.

Abbott further discussed his letter to Adler in an appearance on KXAN-TV on Wednesday evening.
"Local officials do need to step up and enforce these executive orders, knowing that the executive orders that have been issued were intended to slow the spread ... without having to close down," he said.

"The last thing that we can and should do is to close down," he added. "It's my understanding the mayor has made clear that he understands that any attempt to close businesses back down into a lockdown or a stay-at-home standard would be in contradiction of my executive order. And so all that they are contemplating doing, as I understand it, is making sure that they do enforce the existing executive order standards."

The American-Statesman also reported Wednesday that city officials are keeping the option of enforcing a local shelter-in-place order. That order would also allow only employees of essential businesses to go to work.

Asked if he would support such a move, Abbott said, "If it's something people want to do, but not as a mandate. I've been clear, and that is that people should still have the freedom to go about their typical job.

Something to think about as you get excited about fining folks for not wearing masks.

Three/Four weeks ago a group of over 200+ protesters were blocking a highway in Dallas...all of them apprehended and taken back to where their cars were and issued a ticket. Less than a week later the fines/tickets were thrown out.

So we are too the point in society that we are excited about writing a ticket for not wearing a mask but people can shut down highways in protest and we are good with throwing those tickets out.

What in the utter **** is going on...smh.

I write my state representative today. I encourage everyone who disagrees with Abbott's orders to do the same.

I'm sure you are aware of the over reach by governor Abbott with the mask mandate. Shortly before the mandate he said the state could not enforce such a mandate. Now I'm reading that he he is backing the Austin mayor on implementation of fines. I ask you to call a special session to pull the reigns on Mr Abbott. I ask that a bill be passed taking away all authority on the matter from one person. No more locking down of business no locking down of schools no mandates of mask in public or school (my 5 year old will not wear a mask at school all day) As you know our local authorities in and around Grayson county are not interested in enforcing such draconian mandates. But most of us work in and around Collin Denton Dallas counties. Make sure Abbott knows I will be campaigning for a conservative who runs against him in 2022

I write my state representative today. I encourage everyone who disagrees with Abbott's orders to do the same.

I'm sure you are aware of the over reach by governor Abbott with the mask mandate. Shortly before the mandate he said the state could not enforce such a mandate. Now I'm reading that he he is backing the Austin mayor on implementation of fines. I ask you to call a special session to pull the reigns on Mr Abbott. I ask that a bill be passed taking away all authority on the matter from one person. No more locking down of business no locking down of schools no mandates of mask in public or school (my 5 year old will not wear a mask at school all day) As you know our local authorities in and around Grayson county are not interested in enforcing such draconian mandates. But most of us work in and around Collin Denton Dallas counties. Make sure Abbott knows I will be campaigning for a conservative who runs against him in 2022

I write my state representative today. I encourage everyone who disagrees with Abbott's orders to do the same.

I'm sure you are aware of the over reach by governor Abbott with the mask mandate. Shortly before the mandate he said the state could not enforce such a mandate. Now I'm reading that he he is backing the Austin mayor on implementation of fines. I ask you to call a special session to pull the reigns on Mr Abbott. I ask that a bill be passed taking away all authority on the matter from one person. No more locking down of business no locking down of schools no mandates of mask in public or school (my 5 year old will not wear a mask at school all day) As you know our local authorities in and around Grayson county are not interested in enforcing such draconian mandates. But most of us work in and around Collin Denton Dallas counties. Make sure Abbott knows I will be campaigning for a conservative who runs against him in 2022

I just got back form an unusual afternoon outing. My first stop was at CVS to get my Celebrex fix. I was at the drive in window ant the man behind me was strapping on his mask. I stopped by the car wash near there and Lone Ranger couldn't touch my debit card without gloves. On to the new HEB. I knew what to expect there. They were fully stocked on everything on my list, including Jimmy Dean crumbles. I pretended I was hoarding and got two.

I was my lucky day. I got the shortest line and prettiest casher. Her name is Laura. We entered into a discussion and she is starting nursing school this Fall. Vicky was bagging and entered into the discussion She plans to be a TV announcer.