Current executive order will expire on April 30th. New executive order, launching Phase 1, will take effect May 1st (Friday). Restaurants, movie theaters, and retail stores may open to the public at 25% capacity. In counties with fewer than 5 cases, these businesses may open at 50% capacity.
Outdoor sports with fewer than 4 participants, like golf and tennis, may resume.
All licensed healthcare professionals may return to work with some restrictions. Hospitals must still reserve 15% capacity for COVID-19.
Some businesses must remain closed: barbershops, salons, bars, and gyms, but the governor hopes to issue orders to open them in mid-May.
The governor's team is still creating guidance for summer camps and child care facilities and will release it at a later date.
If there are no new flare-ups of COVID-19, Phase 2 will begin around May 18th. Phase 2 would allow businesses to expand occupancy to 50% capacity.
Asked about the Harris County $1000 fine for forgetting to wear a mask, Governor Abbott responded that his orders do not mandate masks, and that his order supersedes local orders.
WATCH LIVE: VIDEO BELOW- Texas governor gives corona virus update -- April 27, 2020
WATCH LIVE: Texas governor gives corona virus update -- April 27, 2020
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