Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday he is rescinding most of his earlier executive orders related to COVID-19. Effective March 10, all businesses in Texas may open to 100% capacity.
Also on March 10, the new executive order will end the statewide mask mandate Abbott originally enacted. Businesses still may limit capacity or implement additional safety protocols at their own discretion.
If COVID-19 hospitalizations rise above 15% of the hospital bed capacity in a region for seven straight days, a county judge in that region may use COVID-19 mitigation strategies. However, county judges may not impose jail time for not following COVID-19 orders or impose any penalties for failure to wear a face mask.
If restrictions are imposed at a county level, they may not include reducing capacity to less than 50% for any type of entity, according to the newest executive order.