Texas Governor BANS Mask Mandates
by Steve Watson
Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued an executive order banning the enforcement of mask wearing in the state, and will issue fines of up to $1000 to any official who attempts to do so.
The order will come into full effect on June 4th and will apply everywhere, including in schools, with the only exceptions being hospitals and prisons.
As of May 21st the fines can be issued to any government entity that attempts to make people in the state wear a face mask.
Abbot said that “Texans, not government, should decide their best health practices, which is why masks will not be mandated by public school districts or government entities.”
TX is prohibiting mask mandates by gov’t entities.
Starting May 21, local govts attempting to impose mask mandates can be fined up to $1K.
We're also prohibiting public schools from mandating masks after June 4.
Texans, not gov’t, should decide their best health practices. pic.twitter.com/M7iN4sLBJV
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) May 18, 2021
Abbot has been pushing to permanently scrap face masks for some time now, along with other restrictions, which were lifted back in March.
At the time, Joe Biden and the leftist media labelled the move “Neanderthal thinking”:
NEW: President Biden calls Texas and Mississippi decisions to end mask mandates “a big mistake" and criticizes what he views as “Neanderthal thinking” after CDC warned against complacency in the face of emerging coronavirus variants on Monday. pic.twitter.com/Mmdln3gNG6
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 3, 2021
The stats tell a different story, however:
Today Texas reported:
* A new 13 month low in the number of Covid positive cases
* A new all-time low for the 7-day Covid positivity rate–now showing 3.74%
* A new 11 month low in Covid hospitalizations.
Great job, Texans!
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) May 18, 2021
Today Texas reported:
* 0 Covid related deaths–the only time that's happened since data was tracked in March, 2020.
* the fewest Covid cases in over 13 months
* the lowest 7-day Covid positivity rate ever
* the lowest Covid hospitalizations in 11 months.
Thanks, Texans!
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) May 17, 2021
Midwest states with "Neanderthal thinking" that "opened too soon" by removing all COVID restrictions before March (red) vs. states that Followed The Science™ (blue) pic.twitter.com/58L7p8s9dR
— Eric (@The_OtherET) May 17, 2021
The development comes as Dr Anthony Fauci admitted Tuesday that he continued to wear a mask after being vaccinated for optics reasons, despite previously attacking Senator Rand Paul for claiming it was merely “theatre.”
Dr. Fauci admits his wearing masks indoors despite being vaccinated was based on imagery, not science:
"I didn’t want to look like I was giving mixed signals but being a fully vaccinated person, the chances of my getting infected in an indoor setting is extremely low." pic.twitter.com/UdJdhHvoR0
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) May 18, 2021
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