Author: Brandon Kraft

Governor Abbott held a press conference this afternoon at the Capitol. To be direct, it contained nothing of note to anyone who has been paying attention. If you want a few more words about what he said, he acknowledged numbers are trending all in the wrong ways. Positivity, per his numbers, went from ~4.5% at…

Austin and the State of Texas are trending in all the wrong ways.

On the news front, it has been pretty quiet today. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) issued emergency 30-day suspension of license to two Austin bars for violating COVID-19 protocols, the agency reported today. If you’re planning to get a drink at Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden or Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot Icehouse (both in the 700…

Off of yesterday’s report from the Governor Abbott that schools will be in session without masks or testing, Austin ISD released a statement: Austin ISD has planned extensively for reopening schools on Aug. 18 with guidance from state and local authorities and health officials, working to ensure that health and safety procedures are in place.  We…

Masks are the name of the game today. After yesterday’s busy day with Bexar County’s order and the Govenor giving in, other jurisdictions are jumping onto the bandwagon requiring businesses to require masks, with fines up to $1,000 for businesses not in compliance under the state law imposing that for failure to heed a disaster…

No new orders… yet. Update: Businesses are required to have a mask-requiring plan in place by June 23rd in Austin. After Governor Abbott’s caving by allowing the Bexar County orders, Austin’s Mayor Adler said that we’ll be under similar orders soon. Don’t wait for a business to require it. Just wear a mask now. Mayor…