Texas didn’t see a COVID surge after opening and ending its mask mandate. Here’s why

It’s been over a month since Gov. Greg Abbott lifted the state’s mask mandate and ended business restrictions, but at least for now, Texas has not become the epicenter of a coronavirus surge as some predicted.

Texas didn’t see a COVID surge after opening and ending its mask mandate. Here’s why 5047eb7429d141a4a34d2202d48bcb19

Texas didn’t see a COVID surge after opening and ending its mask mandate. Here’s why 5047eb7429d141a4a34d2202d48bcb19

After Abbott announced COVID-19 restrictions would end on March 10, President Joe Biden called the decision a “big mistake” and that it reflected “Neanderthal thinking.” A slew of other political figures thought the decision was premature and a way to distract people from the February winter storm and power outage that killed at least 111 Texans.

“It is now time to open Texas 100%,” Abbott said in Lubbock on March 2, joined by Lubbock business leaders at Montelongo’s Mexican Restaurant. “Everybody who wants to work should have the opportunity. Every business that wants to be open should be open.”

Public health experts said it was premature to end the mandates and the governor should’ve waited longer until more people were vaccinated. Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley said at the time that he wished Abbott would have waited until after spring break because holidays usually brought a surge along with them.

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Texas didn’t see a COVID surge after opening and ending its mask mandate. Here’s why

Texas didn’t see a COVID surge after opening and ending its mask mandate. Here’s why

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