Gov. Abbott's preposterous gamble
As Gov. Greg Abbott made his announcement last week that he was freeing Texas from statewide COVID-19 restrictions, most of the business and political leaders in attendance at Montelongo’s Mexican Restaurant in Lubbock were maskless, even though Abbott’s order requiring masks wouldn’t be lifted until a week later.
Despite the fact that few in the ample audience were eating as Abbott spoke, and though he noted “that each person has a role to play in their own personal safety and the safety of others,” he did not ask the audience to mask up.
The audience members were, however, practicing one public health practice. They were not smoking. Nearly two decades ago, after scientific studies demonstrated the health hazards of secondhand smoke, Lubbock banned smoking in most restaurants over the objections of many business owners. But Rudy Rosales, Montelongo’s owner, is a believer today.
“I don’t allow smoking,” he told me. “I don’t even like them smoking in front of my front door.”
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