March 2, 2021 Governor Greg Abbott announced he is lifting the statewide mask mandate effective March 10, 2021.

Although cases and hospitalizations are currently declining in the state, seven day average case levels are as high as they were last summer and more transmissible variants are spreading.

The guidance from health experts including the CDC advises that it is too soon to let our guard down and we should continue widespread mask use and social distancing for at least two to three more months. If we relax mask measures now, COVID-19 case numbers will increase followed by even more preventable deaths. 

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