I live in Texas and am surprised by the people upset about this. A lot of businesses will probably still require masks. Honestly the main problem is that they have scared people for so long with the hysteria that now they think masks save them from everything.
Of course there are people saying “but he isn’t following the science!”
Honestly If you can’t see that the virus will spread regardless of lockdowns or masks. If you are high risk take further precautions
Yeah, just like you, I've heard nothing but complaining. I'm THRILLED. I hate the vile things and I never saw anything to convince me they provided any value. It would be totally different if any metric showed me they worked, but I've seen nothing. Anytime you are provided "science" by maskers, it's either some garbage infographic propaganda or a study that isn't even all that related or extreme cherry picking of data.
I'm sure most business will still require it in the city unfortunately. I'm still not going to make a scene (since I don't believe that is of any value), but it allows me to pick and choose businesses since it's now totally their choice. I won't feel bad about punishing a small business for their mask rules when the government isn't itching to harass them. I bet the gun shops drop that sign off the door quick too, which is cool since I'd like to shop for a couple things.