WHY DID TEXAS OPEN UP?!

The Highwire with Del Bigtree

News, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 7 March 2021

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

The Governor of TX announced he’s opening up The Lone Star State 100%, enraging the mainstream media. The motivation may be political, but numbers don’t lie. Del breaks down the data on three key states, California, New York, and Florida, to reveal what possibly led Gov. Abbott to make such a controversial decision.

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0:00.0	Well, if you haven't got the news, here's the headline just over this last week, Governor
0:06.1	Greg Abbott ends statewide mask mandate, moves to open Texas, not 50%, not 60%, not 75%,
0:15.1	100% open in Texas.
0:18.2	That's what Greg Abbott has paved the way.
0:20.2	Well, you would think based on all of the Texas that are jumping up and down there yards
0:24.8	and waving that lone star state flag that everybody's excited about it, but that's not
0:29.7	exactly how it was covered in the news.
0:31.9	It looked like this.
0:33.8	Effective next Wednesday, all businesses of any type are allowed to open 100%.
0:43.6	Also, I am ending the statewide mask mandate.
0:48.6	Look, nobody likes what we're doing, but how can you cheer?
0:54.6	There is no upside to repealing a mask mandate at this point in the pandemic.
0:58.8	Governor Abbott has lost his mind.
1:01.0	Yes, Greg Abbott is an idiot.
1:02.8	Today, Governor Greg Abbott rescinded the state's mask mandate and declared Texas open
1:08.2	for business.
1:09.2	Despite all the federal guidance, masks are key to preventing a new wave of COVID cases in
1:13.4	desk.
1:14.4	Texas is rolling back its COVID restrictions, despite fears that they may be staring at a
1:20.2	fourth wave.
1:21.2	No mask, no problem.
1:22.2	Think about that.
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