Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Implementing Essential Services And Activities Protocols
This is copied from the order, and I suggest that you keep a copy of this in your pocket while outside. More than one of us has been forced off the water so far, and I can see more abuses of power if we are not proactive.
“This executive order does not prohibit people from accessing essential services or engaging in essential daily activities, such as going to the grocery store or gas station, providing or obtaining other essential services, visiting parks, hunting or fishing, or engaging in physical activity like jogging or bicycling, so long as the necessary precautions are maintained to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and to minimize in-person contact with people who are not in the same household.”
Governor Abbott Announces Temporary Closure Of State Parks And Historic Sites
“Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Texas Historical Commission (THC) to close all state parks and historic sites as part of the state’s efforts……”
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Nothing said about state parks, jetties, or beaches: https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/organization/opentexas/OpenTexas-Report.pdf