Selected Business Can Open up to 75% Starting Sept. 21
By Menda Eulenfeld, Sep 18, 2020
Governor Greg Abbott announced that selected business such as Gyms / Exercise Facilities, Manufacturers, Museums and Libraries, Office-Based Employers, Restaurants and Retailers can open up to 75% occupancy starting on September 21, 2020.
A data driven hospitalization metric known as the Trauma Service Area (TSA), will be used by doctors and medical experts to determine if businesses in the area can reopen. In order for a business to open, the TSA metric should have seven consecutive days in which the number of COVID-19 hospitalized is 15% or less.
Victoria, Laredo, and the Lower Rio Grande Valley will remain at 50% occupancy until the hospitalization metric requirements are met.
"With the medical advancements we have made and the personal hygiene practices we have adopted, Texans have shown that we can address both the health and safety concerns of COVID-19 while also taking careful, measured steps to restore the livelihoods that Texans depend on," said Governor Abbott.