.@GovAbbott announces executive order to "limit personal interactions" across Texas while still allowing "essential" activities such as those listed here: tdem.texas.gov/essentialservi…
The order is effective thru April 30 & keeps schools closed until May 4 unless otherwise extended.
The order is effective thru April 30 & keeps schools closed until May 4 unless otherwise extended.
So... statewide shelter-in-place order? Abbott says shelter-in-place "is not a good term for use for any of these strategies that have been articulated by anybody. Similarly, this is not a stay-at-home strategy...This is a standard that's based upon essential services"/activities
"To the extent it’s not overridden by this executive order," local officials still have the opportunity to impose stricter rules, @GovAbbott says. #coronavirus
The text of @GovAbbott's executive orders have typically been posted within an hour or so after his pressers. We'll probably have to wait until then to fully understand this latest order.
The order is up early today — here it is: gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/… #coronavirus
Here are @GovAbbott's full comments on why he doesn't consider this a shelter-in-place or stay-at-home order: 
