Flag Status Full-Staff Español Contact Office of the Texas Governor | Greg Abbott Layer 1 Facebook Twitter Toggle Menu Menu Home Organization Strike Force to Open Texas Governor’s Strike Force to Open Texas Governor Abbott Lifts Mask Mandate, Opens Texas 100 Percent Governor Greg Abbott has issued an Executive Order (GA-34) lifting the mask mandate in Texas and increasing capacity of all businesses and facilities in the state to 100 percent. This executive order rescinds most of the Governor's earlier Executive Orders related to COVID-19. Effective Wednesday, March 10, 2021, all businesses of any type may open to 100% capacity. Additionally, this order ends the statewide mask mandate in Texas. Businesses may still limit capacity or implement additional safety protocols at their own discretion. If COVID-19 hospitalizations in any of the 22 hospital regions in Texas get above 15% of the hospital bed capacity in that region for seven straight days, a County Judge in that region may use COVID-19 mitigation strategies. However, County Judges may not impose criminal penalties for not following COVID-19 orders nor may penalties be imposed for failing to wear a face mask. If restrictions are imposed at a County level, those restrictions may not include reducing capacity to less than 50% for any type of entity. Read the Press Release. Open Texas Checklists Updated Guidance for Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Individuals DSHS has revised the guidance for vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals. Updated September 3, 2021 Child Care Centers Child Care Families Updated June 8, 2021 Day and Overnight Youth Camp Operators and Families From the Texas Education Agency Public Health Guidance (As of August 5, 2021) Accelerated Learning Resources The Governor’s Report to Open Texas “As we open Texas, we are each called upon to be Texans: to act responsibly as we re-engage in the economy, to continue following all health precautions and sanitizing guidelines, and to care for our vulnerable neighbors. Lives depend on our actions. I know you will respond as Texans.” – Governor Greg Abbott View the April 27, 2020 Report NOTE: The checklists in this report are no longer current. See the NEW checklists above. In This Section Organization Strike Force to Open Texas About the Strike Force Economic Revitalization Health Care Education Fiscal Accountability and Federal Liaison Business Resources DSHS Printable Signs: Best Health Practices To Avoid COVID-19 How To Wash Your Hands OSHA Guidance on Returning to Work SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program .cls-1 { fill: #ab141a; fill-rule: evenodd; } Contact Gov. Abbott Need more information? Contact us. Contact Connect With Gov. Abbott Layer 1 Home Governor Abbott First Lady Initiatives News Organization Contact Office of the Texas Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin Texas 78711 (512) 463-2000 Employment Where the Money Goes Site Policies TRAIL Search Accessibility Texas Veterans Portal Report Fraud Texas.gov Site Map RSS Feed Layer 1