TX mask mandate lifted soon?

Very few businesses would risk that, especially when the so-called customer is pointing back to the governor's change in policy.

 

Wow... we are behind AL and WV...

 

It's Abbott's way of deflecting from the electrical grid crisis.

 

LOL... marsha marsha marsha...

 

You see, if a private business does what it thinks is the right thing to protect their employees and customers...

 

No you are pro bumper sticker slogans. I get it, nuance is hard, it makes your head hurt. Just ignore it and keep looking for bumper sticker ideas. Path of least resistance.

 

Yea, but that's the same sh*t business has to deal with already and while there is a penalty for not masking, it was already not enforced by law enforcement. With that, it was still a very small loud anti-masking minority that get blown up by social media. Most ppl will adhere to whatever the business demand.

I think the areas that will change are
1- gov building (how much depends on who get the final said)
2- businesses that didn't want masking requirement in the first place (very small minority)
3- (and this is an unknown and potentially bigger factor), businesses such as restaurants start to relax their own safety protocols and procedures - less distancing so they can seat more customers.

Leaders and media should continue to explain what CDC and health professional advices are and continue to encourage those.

 

I'm smart and successful as a result of my upbringing. Somehow your more "privileged" upbringing hasn't served you too well as far as applying reason and common sense.

 

Well, there goes HEB. HEB won't mandate masks, but urges customer to wear them. Their workers still are required to wear one. Illogical to me. Either require for all or for none.

"Although there is no longer a statewide mask order, H-E-B believes it is important that masks be worn in public spaces until more Texans and our Partners have access to the Covid-19 vaccine. As an essential service provider during the pandemic, H-E-B is focused on the health and safety of our Partners and customers. H-E-B will still require all our Partners and vendors to wear masks while at work, and we urge all customers to please wear a mask when in our stores."

 

I thought they changed it back to requiring masks but I can’t find that anymore. Weird since it seems like they were an early adopter of requiring them.

 

It looks like they have done this before...

June 2020 - customer are encourage but not required; workers are required
July 2020 - customers are required (since Abbot mandate mask statewide)
March 2021 - back to June 2020 stance (since Abbot rescind mask mandate starting 3/10)

So, at least they are consistent. I don't agree with it and if I'm an essential worker there, I would hate how the company doesn't protect me.

 

Can you explain how you apply value to the different studies and research in the mandates and restrictions regarding masks and Covid?

 

Disappointing.

 

I wonder if that policy will get them extra pts for getting Covid vaccines from Abbott to distribute. I wouldn't go to a mask optional HEB to get a vaccine.

 

It's a cover your ass strategy. HEB is trying to split the difference by letting customers who are concerned about COVID that their employees will remain masked so there is little chance they can get it from their employees. For their customers who are anti-masks they can still shop mask free and how their actions might affect other customers or their employees is less of a concern than making those customers comfortable.

 

lil marco turning to comedy?

 

So you find a depiction of Covid allowed through the shield of protective masks to infect the poor unsuspecting cowpokes below is funny?