I'M
I'M KVUE
I'M KVUE POLITICAL ANCHOR ASHLEY
GOUDEAU.
GOUDEAU. TEXAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT IS
JOINING US LIVE FROM HIS STUDIO HERE IN AUSTIN.
GOVERNOR ABBOTT THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US.
YESTERDAY YOU ISSUED AN ORDER --
AND THIS FRIDAY --
MAY FIRST -- RESTAURANTS, RETAIL
STORES,
STORES, MOVIE THEATERS AND MALLS CAN RE- OPEN WITH CAPACITY LIMITS.
BUT DATA FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR
HEALTH METRICS AND
EVALUATION -- WHICH IS BEING
WIDELY USED -- SAYS TEXAS IS
FOUR DAYS AWAY FROM HAVING A
PEAK IN DEATHS --
THAT WOULD BE MAY 2ND.
U-T RESEARCHERS ALSO SAY TEXAS
HAS NOT
PEAKED YET.
SO TALK WITH OUR VIEWERS ABOUT
WHY MAY FIRST IS THE
DATYOU CHOSE.
DATYOU CHOSE.
A
A LOT
A LOT OF
A LOT OF OUR VIEWERS HAVE EXPRESSED CONFUSION ABOUT THE ROLE LOCAL ORDINANCES
PLAY IN LIGHT OF
YOUR ORDERS.
SPECIFICALLY COUNTY STAY HOME
ORDERS AND
REQUIREMENTS TO WEAR MASKS. ALSO
INCLUDED IN YOUR ORDERS AND
RE-OPENING HANDBOOK -- ARE WAYS
TO IMPLEMENT A MITIGATION PLAN
FOR
FOR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND NURSING HOMES. RIGHT NOW -- TEXANS HAVE LOVED
ONES IN NURSING HOMES
AND ARE UNABLE TO GET
INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S
HAPPENING INSIDE.
WE'VE ASKED HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES FOR
THE NAMES AND LOCATIONS OF
FACILITIES WITH OUTBREAKS --
BUT THEY WILL NOT DISCLOSE THIS
INFORMATION --
SAYING IT WOULD IDENTIFY
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS.
BUT
BUT BACK
BUT BACK IN 2004 -- WHEN YOU WERE ATTORNEY GENERAL -- YOU ISSUED AN OPINION
SAYING DATA DOESN'T
VIOLATE PRIVACY LAWS AND THE
COURTS AGREED
WITH YOU.
WITH YOU.
SO
SO SHOULD
SO SHOULD WE BE ABLE TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPREAD IN NURSING HOMES? LASTLY,
GOVERNOR -- WHAT'S YOUR MESSAGE
TO TEXANS ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO
THIS FRIDAY -- AND WILL YOU
BE GOING OUT TO RESTAURANTS OR
THE MOVIES?
THE MOVIES?
BACKUP
BACKUP QUESTION: THERE ARE A LOT OF BUSINESSES NOT ALLOWED TO RE-OPEN IN YOUR ORDER --
OR THAT AREN'T MENTIONED --