March 4, 2021 Once-jailed Texas salon owner slams Abbott's reopening as 'too little, too late' The Texas salon owner who was jailed last year for defying coronavirus lockdown orders criticized Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent decision to lift the state's mask mandate and capacity restrictions as "too little, too late."
March 3, 2021 Texas Gov. Abbott lifting statewide mask mandate is 'move in the right direction': Ken Paxton Despite facing criticism, Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott made the right move by lifting statewide coronavirus restrictions, state Attorney General Ken Paxton told "The Faulkner Focus" Wednesday.
March 3, 2021 Millionaire Beto O'Rourke claims Abbott is 'sacrificing the lives of our fellow Texans' for political gain Beto O’Rourke, the former congressman and failed Democratic Senate and presidential candidate, ripped Gov. Greg Abbott Wednesday for rescinding the state’s coronavirus mask mandate, painting Texas as a “failed state” as it recovers from severe winter weather and the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 3, 2021 Psaki dings Texas, Miss. reopenings: Country has ‘paid the price’ for leaders who ‘ignored the science' White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday hit states moving to reopen this week amid a rosier outlook for coronavirus.
March 3, 2021 Celebrities react to Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to reopen Texas, end statewide mask mandate Celebrities called out Gov. Greg Abbott for announcing he's fully reopening Texas.
March 3, 2021 Spurs' Popovich slams Abbott for lifting mask mandate: 'Just seems ignorant' San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich criticized Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday for his "ignorant" decision to revoke the statewide mask mandate.
March 2, 2021 Red states abandon mask mandates, Biden says: 'Now is not the time to let up' President Biden warned against the continued threat of the coronavirus Tuesday, just hours after Republican-controlled states announced a reversal on COVID safety policies.
March 2, 2021 Newsom blasts Abbott for removing Texas mask mandate: 'Absolutely reckless' California Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday blasted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s "absolutely reckless" reversal of a coronavirus mandate requiring masks.
March 2, 2021 Texas Gov. Abbott announces plan to fully reopen businesses, end state mask mandate Texas’s Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday said he planned to open the state “100%” roughly a year after the coronavirus pandemic broke out throughout the U.S.
February 28, 2021 Rick Perry: Texas' weather crisis – here's how states, nation should prepare for the unexpected Texas recently experienced a historic weather event. Like Hurricane Harvey showed us, we are seeing the importance of being prepared for the unexpected.