Gregory Wayne Abbott (born November 13, 1957) is an American attorney who has served as the 48th governor of Texas since January 20, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Abbott previously served as the 50th attorney general of Texas from 2002 to 2015. He is the third governor of any U.S. state to permanently use a wheelchair. He is also the first disabled governor in Texas history.
To mask or not to mask …. LGBTQ businesses respond to Abbott’s announcement
dallasvoice.comEDITOR’S NOTE: DALLAS VOICE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THIS LIST AS WE GET INFORMATION FROM OTHER BARS. Yesterday (Tuesday, March 2), Texas Gov.
Greg Abbott announced that, effective next Wednesday, March 10, he is lifting the public safety mandates he put in place last year to help stem the spread of COVID-19.
That means that people will no longer be required to wear masks in public spaces and that all businesses can re-open at full capacity.
While there are obviously some folks celebrating that announcement, many businesses and individuals have denounced the decision, saying it is too early, that not enough Texans have been vaccinated yet and that lifting the mandates now just opens the door to another spike in infections and deaths and to
