UPDATED 6:30PM – Hidalgo Updates Order – Harris County Face Covering Order Effective Today

UPDATE 6:30PM:  Judge Lina Hidalgo updated her order, stating:  “Harris County is the epicenter for the Covid-19 crisis in Texas and face coverings are one of the only weapons we have to stop the spread of the virus and reopen safely. We have a face covering order today and we’ll still have a face covering order tomorrow. In practical terms, the governor’s order doesn’t change much because, like every order we’ve issued so far, we’d made it clear that the priority was education. The fine was there as a signal of how vital mask wearing is, and in many ways, the community got that message. It’s been disappointing to see folks politicize public health, and I hope this means they’ll go back to focusing on health and safety instead of politics. As we have in the past, we will amend this order to conform with the governor’s.”

UPDATE 5PM:  Texas Governor Greg Abbott and his band of pendejos have ordered that some businesses be allowed to re-open at limited capacity, while also allowing face coverings to be optional. The order supercedes any pro-health order signed locally. Given that there is no enforcement of masks, I’m pretty sure there won’t be enforcement of “capacity” at businesses that do re-open.

We can call this one Greg Abbott’s COVID-for-ALL order.

The face covering order signed by Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo goes into effect today, 4/27 and lasts until 5/27. The Chron has a simplified graphic for what the order says. Follow it, and some of us civilians who want to flatten the curve won’t report you, photograph you, or take down your license plate number. Seriously!

And as the order states, the masks can be homemade. So, if you have an old t-shirt laying around, fashion it into something. You don’t need the fancy machine-made masks everyone (me, included) is showing off. Or, better yet, STAY HOME, so you don’t have to wear masks so often. That’s my plan.

You can also pick up masks at various locations around the county. (CLICK HERE)

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Here’s something to consider:

It’s not the end of the world. And, it’s not the end of your personal rights. If anything, use of a mask in public places will likely prolong the amount of time you can live under the Bill of Rights and the privileges we enjoy as we all flatten the curve and, you know, not get sick.

For the whining complainers, if all you are doing is spreading untruths about constitutional law and pandemic cures, while peppering your comments with racist and misogynistic commentary about the County Judge, then, we really know your intent:  It’s to be a racist asshole. C’mon! It’s not like you’re a child who’s been thrown into a cage for no reason.

Everyone else, have a great day!