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Hours after Gov. announced that bars could reopen in the state,&nbsp; Judge Lina Hidalgo says not in her county. According to the governor's order, starting Oct. 14 at 50% capacity. Each Texas County Judge has the power to opt in to allow bars and similar establishments to reopen under Gov. Abbott's new order. Gov. Abbott gave the power to each County Judges&nbsp;to decide whether their county will opt in.Judge Hidalgo says Harris County cannot responsibly have further reopenings until the virus is under control. She released a statement that read, in part, "The data guiding county decision-making tells us we are doing much better than we were a few months ago, but we are still at the highest level [of the Harris County Threat Level System]: red. Indoor, maskless gatherings should not be taking place right now, and this applies to bars, as well." Advertisement Also on Gov. Abbott's executive order,&nbsp;all counties where COVID-19 hospitalizations are less than 15% of hospital capacity can increase capacity to 75% at all businesses other than bars on Oct. 14. Governor Greg Abbott announced that retail stores, restaurants and some other businesses in certain areas of Texas will be allowed to operate at 75% capacity. COVID-19 restrictions prevented many Texans from seeing their loved ones in nursing homes and assisted living facilities for about six months. But that’s changing thanks to the latest executive order issued by Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

Hours after Gov. announced that bars could reopen in the state,&nbsp; Judge Lina Hidalgo says not in her county. According to the governor's order, starting Oct. 14 at 50% capacity. Each Texas County Judge has the power to opt in to allow bars and similar establishments to reopen under Gov. Abbott's new order. Gov. Abbott gave the power to each County Judges&nbsp;to decide whether their county will opt in.Judge Hidalgo says Harris County cannot responsibly have further reopenings until the virus is under control. She released a statement that read, in part, "The data guiding county...

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