TEXAS WILL LIFT ITS MASK REQUIREMENT AND ALLOW BUSINESS REOPENS NEXT WEEK IN FULL CAPACITY

Reports say Texas will lift its mask requirement and allow business to reopen at full capacity next week.

Texas is the largest US state to end its mask mandate.

The Governor Grey Abbott has faced criticism from his party over the measure which was imposed last July.

But the administration of US President Joe Biden has made it clear corona virus restrictions are still necessary

The announcement in Taxes came as similar rules were lifted in other states including Michigan, Louisiana and Mississippi which also ended its mask mandate