Looks like Darth was right

[The Anonymous]

[Legion]

Republican governor of Texas Greg Abbott said he plans to allow businesses to reopen with an executive order that would lift the coronavirus lockdown in a "safe" way.

The announcement from the second largest state is likely sharpen debate over how long Americans should endure crippling economic restrictions to contain a pandemic that has claimed more than 18,000 lives. The medical community and many Democrats have argued for extended closures to reduce infection rates. The business community and many Republicans want to end the deepest recession since the Great Depression before it does lasting economic damage.

Abbott said Texas, which would be the world's 11th largest economy it were an independent country, could find a balance between personal safety and economic security.

"We will focus on protecting lives while restoring livelihoods," Abbott said on Friday at a news conference.

"We can and we must do this. We can do both, expand and restore the livelihoods that Texans want to have by helping them return to work. One thing about Texans, they enjoy working and they want to get back into the workforce. We have to come up with strategies on how we can do this safely."

Abbott said details of the executive order would be available next week and it is expected to provide businesses with a list of guidelines on how to safely reopen.

"We will operate strategically," Abbott added. "If we do it too fast without appropriate strategies, it will lead to another potential closure."




https://www.newsweek.com/texas-ease-coronavirus-lockdown-under-executive-order-restore-livelihoods-governor-says-1497371

[Legion]

“Next week, I will be providing an executive order talking about what will be done in Texas about reopening Texas businesses,” Abbott said Friday, saying economic activity can resume “in a way that will be safe for that economic revitalization.”

“We will focus on protecting lives while restoring livelihoods. We can and we must do this,” said Abbott.




https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/texas-governor-prepares-executive-order-setting-guidelines-to-reopen-businesses

[RB 60]

I just hope things don't open up too soon and we get another wave of this Chinese virus. It would be hard on small businesses to stay closed much further than the end of the month, though. One local manufacturing company is rotating volunteers to come in and do building and machine maintenance so they're ready to fire up after this ban is lifted.