I'm not happy about it either, but what are you gonna do, allow a dem governor? Also, what the fuck is he supposed to do?  How is this different from Trump shutting everything down when he did? If the data says an increase in spread and he does nothing, it may make you and me feel better, sure.. But then he gets challenged by some dem shitbag on that basis and all the sleeping people vote against Abbott over this?  Is that somehow better? There's more sleeping than there are awakened to the degree we're wakened.  And guess what?  They vote. This battle has to be fought carefully. I wish he'd just say fuck it we're opening and that's that. But is it worth having a dem governor later?  Because that's potentially what we're looking at if Abbott does what you and I want right now.