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
Anyone who believes in their mask placebo is still free to wear one. ¯\(ツ)/¯
But I guess what they're really mad at is not having any backing to yell at people who don't Follow The Mythos.