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The government of Texas's initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the state consisted of a decentralized system that was mostly reliant on local policies. As the pandemic progressed in Texas and throughout the rest of the country, the Texas government closed down several businesses and parks, and it eventually imposed a statewide stay-at-home order in late May.
The move by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott came as the state reported the most COVID-19 patients in its hospitals since the pandemic began. Texas governor issues order banning local vaccine mandates Skip ...
Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Wednesday banning any state or local mandates requiring people to be vaccinated against COVID-19, and he called on Texas legislators to vote it into ...
Texas Children's Hospital said it "fully supports" Gov. Greg Abbott.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Abbott issued a stay-at-home order from April 2 to May 1, 2020. [254] [255] This was one of the shortest stay-at-home orders implemented by any governor. [255] After Texas started to reopen, COVID-19 surged, leading Abbott to pause the reopening. [255] On June 24, Texas broke its record of new COVID-19 cases in a ...
Texas is lifting its mask mandate, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday, making it the largest state to end an order intended to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that has killed more than 42,000 Texans.
COVID-19 is a contagious respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. [4] Although the first reported cases were contemporaneously confirmed in the Wuhan, Hubei, China, on December 31, 2019, [5] a later study conducted by the Genetic Institute at the University College London indicate a possible origin as early as October 2019 via zoonosis. [6]
Abbott has also resisted mask mandates and requiring proof of vaccination in the state.