The Texas governor’s executive order does provide some exemptions, however. Persons seated in restaurants and/or eating food are not required to cover their faces with masks. Exemptions are also applicable to individuals with disabilities or medical conditions and those who are ten or younger.
Reactions to the statewide face mask mandate
People in favor of mandatory masking and those against it shared very different reactions to the Texas governor’s executive order. The former group praised mandatory face coverings as a necessary measure to halt the transmission of COVID-19; individuals who oppose mandatory masking, however, shared a very different response.
Critics of mandatory masking slammed the Texas governor, citing his executive order as government overreach. Others expressed concerns about the implications that mandatory masking has on individual freedoms and liberties.
In certain parts of the country, some individuals have launched lawsuits against mandatory mask orders. Time will tell whether or not Texas residents decide to pursue this course of action.
