Posted on 04/22/2020 12:09:12 AM PDT by DallasBiff
Colleyville Mayor Richard Newton is allowing some businesses in his city to reopen this week, provided they are open for appointment only and not to the general public, while also allowing residents to attend religious services in person so long as they observe physical distancing guidelines.
The amended disaster declaration signed this week by Colleyville Mayor Richard Newton, still encourages religious services be conducted through remote or virtual methods, but on-site services are no longer prohibited. The latter is a position reinforced by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday who offered guidance on the governor's existing executive order saying local and state government may not close houses of worship and that orders given may not prohibit people from providing or obtaining religious services
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It’s rare these days. A politician with some common sense.
I am going to have to go there to get my nails done.
What is the difference between a roomful of reporters and a roomful of worshipers? I still marvel at how close they are, and without masks, too, at the press beatings.
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