AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Friday that the state has a plan start revitalizing the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the Governor, the focus of the plan is to begin reopening business.
“We want to expand and restore the livelihoods that Texans want to have by helping them return to work,” Governor Abbott said.
It’s not clear yet what exactly the approach will be but the Governor assured Texans that health will is a priority.
“We have to articulate the strategies about ways we can do this safely,” Abbott said.
The Governor plans to outline and sign an Executive Order related to the process next week.
He also detailed the progress that Texas has made in slowing the spread of COVID-19 and announced that more than 1,300 people have recovered from COVID-19 in Texas. Additionally, the Governor provided an update on personal protective equipment in Texas, including how private businesses across the state have stepped up to help produce PPE for medical personnel, and announced that the Texas Governor’s Mansion will be lit blue tomorrow night in honor of front line health care workers.
In addition, the Governor announced a new online Frontline Child Care Website to help essential workers in Texas locate child care and support child care centers who are caring for these children during the outbreak.
“We have a duty to support Texas health care workers and other essential employees as they work on the front lines of the COVID-19 response,” said Governor Greg Abbott. “For essential workers with young children who don’t have other options, that means providing safe, regulated, and accessible child care.”
The new online website, which integrates a mapping portal, was built by the Texas Frontline Child Care Task Force led by Elaine Mendoza of the Supply Chain Strike Force, the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Education Agency, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
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