Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said Monday he would let the state’s stay-at-home order expire as planned on Thursday and let some businesses begin to reopen in phases amid ongoing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.

“Now it’s time to set a new course, a course that responsibly opens up business in Texas,” Abbott said at a news conference. “Just as we united as one state to slow COVID-19, we must also come together to begin rebuilding the lives and the livelihoods of our fellow Texans.”

His decision supersedes all local orders, he added.

The state will allow locations to open in phases. Businesses including retail stores, movie theaters and restaurants will be able to open beginning Friday as long as they limit capacity to 25%, as will …continued .
[Source: Huffington Post]