Texas to Implement ‘Safe and Healthy Strategies’ to Ease CCP Virus Lockdown, Reopen Economy

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced during a press conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on March 29, 2020, that the US Army Corps of Engineers and the state are putting up a 250-bed field hospital at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas. Tom Fox-Pool/Getty Images

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on April 13 reiterated plans to issue an executive order this week that would kickstart the process of reopening the state’s economy, including guidance for businesses on how to reopen.

His remarks came after he told reporters on April 10 that he planned to issue an executive order that will “focus on protecting lives while restoring livelihoods.”