I’m surprised that postcards I sent from NYC two weeks ago haven’t made it to Texas. I am expecting more than is reality or did they get stuck somewhere? #usps
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COVID in Austin Update (June 29)
News A few particular things I wanted to share today. Travis County Parks will be closed this coming Thursday through Tuesday. City of Austin late on Monday announced the same. Virtually all the parks did this around Easter to try to discourage people from gathering. Williamson County itself still won’t mandate businesses to require masks,…
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COVID in Austin Update (June 28)
A reminder that tomorrow begins Early Voting for the primary run-off (moved because of the coronavirus) and the State Senate, District 14 special election. The early voting locations are different than usual. My usual early voting spot is the local Fiesta grocery store, but because of the pandemic, Travis County is not using any grocery…
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COVID in Austin Update (June 27)
I didn’t scour the web for news today, so will be pretty brief today. State of Texas On the statewide news front, Governor Abbott has waived additional alcohol regulations to allow some bars and restaurants to sell mixed drinks for to-go or delivery orders. Some rules were waived awhile ago that basically allowed restaurants to…
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COVID in Austin Update (June 26)
Statewide Big day, so let’s jump right in. Governor Abbott issued GA-27, an executive order “relating to the targeted response to the COVID-19 disaster”. The key points: Bars are now closed (as of Noon today). To-go service is still allowed, so, for example, a brewery can still sell beer for at-home consumption. Restaurants must limit…
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COVID in Austin Update (June 25)
State of Texas Governor Abbott is pausing the reopening of Texas. Since we are in this situation because of the reopening, simply pausing it won’t do anything in and of itself, but it is something. Gov. Abbott issued GA-27, an order to suspend elective procedures at hospitals 📄 in Travis (Austin), Bexar (San Antonio), Harris…
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COVID in Austin Update (June 24)
News We’ll start today with irony. New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut will now require a 14-day quarantine for anyone coming to those states from Texas and a number of other spiking states. As you may recall, Texas imposed a quarantine on those coming from those areas earlier in the pandemic. If you were planning…