The startling wave of new COVID-19 cases across the United States has hit especially hard in the state of Texas, where major changes continue to be made to combat the virus.
In one of the biggest steps taken thus far to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Governor Greg Abbott issued a statewide face-covering mandate on July 2, which went into effect 12:01 p.m. July 3.
The order, Executive Order No…