{"id":187357,"date":"2021-03-02T18:15:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T23:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=187357"},"modified":"2021-03-02T18:15:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T23:15:16","slug":"gov-abbott-texas-to-open-100-no-more-face-mask-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-abbott-texas-to-open-100-no-more-face-mask-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Abbott: Texas to open 100%, no more face mask mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgov-abbott-texas-to-open-100-no-more-face-mask-mandate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=187357&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2380438\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2380438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AUSTIN, TX \u2013 MAY 18: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced the reopening of more Texas businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic at a press conference at the Texas State Capitol on May 18, 2020 in Austin, Texas.&nbsp; (Photo by Lynda M. Gonzalez-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 3:15 PM PT \u2013 Tuesday, March 2, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has unveiled a plan to reopen all businesses, and ended the mask mandate in his state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody who wants to work should have that opportunity,\u201d Abbott stated. \u201cEvery business that wants to be open, should be open. \u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Abbott said all businesses will be able to open next Wednesday at 100 percent capacity, while face masks will no longer be necessary.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I just announced Texas is OPEN 100%.<\/p>\n<p>EVERYTHING.<\/p>\n<p>I also ended the statewide mask mandate.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1366846908480815106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The governor added citizens are responsible for keeping themselves safe and must use common sense and their best judgment to avoid infections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToo many Texans have been sidelined from employment opportunities. Too many small business owners have struggled to pay their bills,\u201d Abbott stated. \u201cThis must end. It is now time to open Texas 100 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abbott went on to say Texas now has the lowest rate of new infections in months, while hospitalizations have dramatically reduced. He emphasized that there\u2019s no point in keeping stifling and useless restrictions in place.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/rep-mike-kelly-91-of-new-stimulus-not-for-covid-relief\/\">Rep. Mike Kelly: 91% Of New Stimulus Not For COVID Relief<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AUSTIN, TX \u2013 MAY 18: Texas Gov. 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