Governor Abbott Announces Phase 2 Reopening of Businesses. On May 18th, Governor Abbott announced an executive order governing Phase 2 of the state’s reopening, subject to sanitation, distancing, and safety standards to prevent the spread of COVID-19 which can be found at Gov.texas.gov/opentexas. The order, effective until June 3, 2020, includes several key dates for…
Governor Holds Press Conference On Further Opening Economy. On May 5th, Governor Greg Abbott held a press conference to provide updates on the state’s COVID-19 response and share clarifications and modifications to his recent executive orders to reopen the state’s economy. The governor shared data showing increasing numbers of tests being conducted in the state…
Gov. Abbott Announces Plan to Reopen State. On April 27th, Gov. Greg Abbott held a press conference at the state Capitol to announce an executive order for an initial easing of COVID-19 restrictions. The governor described a limited, phased reopening, requiring 2 weeks of steady or declining COVID-19 cases before moving from phase to phase.…
Governor Plans Announcement on Opening of Businesses. Next Monday, April 27th, Governor Abbott intends to issue new statewide orders that will further loosen Texas’ lockdown. Abbott said he’ll make an announcement that will reopen “massive amounts of businesses” that have been closed since the statewide stay-at-home order issued on March 31. “You’re going to be…