There is no legal basis for calling any business “non-essential” and closing it by force. There is no legal basis to quarantine UNINFECTED PEOPLE while letting disease vectors like government employees, medical staff, and all those employees at so-called “essential” businesses to wander around freely, infecting people and not having to isolate for five days the moment they were close to someone possibly infected.
Heck, every medical person should have isolated for five days the moment one likely infected person went through their clinic or hospital. That never happened!
It's been a grotesque abuse of power, but “for the common good.”
That “common good” was for evil purposes and meant to permanently change society and get President Trump out of office.
“Governors and mayors across the country, including Governor Abbot of Texas, instituted these oppressive measures.”
...along with DeSantis. Only Kristi Noem got lucky enough to get it right, and that was only because she’s owned by the Chamber of Commerce there, and simply listened to them (for once the CoC was right on an issue, although only because supporting lockdowns hit them in wallet).