āIt was groups that were not comfortable returning to a fully-opened economy where there was no mask mandate in place.āGov.
Greg Abbott ended the statewide mask mandate and capacity limits on business on March 10, pointing toward fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases in the state.
However, he said three of them āhad relationships in the medical fieldā and were concerned with āthe message that medical groups might be sendingā if they held events in Texas.
And you can see that clearly with the cancellation of these conferences.āEven after Texas ended its mask mandate, Austin and Travis County have continued to require masks.
In response, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a suit demanding the local officials end the mandate.