Governor Abbott issues mandatory mask order

Texas Governor Greg Abbott issues Executive Order 29. Effective July 3,  Governor Abbott's order states...

"Every person in Texas shall wear a face covering over the nose and mouth when inside a commercial entity or other building or space open to the public, or when in an outdoor public space, wherever it is not feasible to maintain six feet of social distancing from an other person not in the same household;"

Exclusions include children under 10, people with medical or health concerns that prohibit the wearing of a mask.or those who live in a county that has established with the state that there are very low numbers of COVID-19. 

More details will follow in the July 9 issue of the Bee.