"Things are going ok. We are in uncharted waters and we try our best every day to make the decisions that, first and foremost, provide for the safety of our citizens," Mayor Pope said.
The newest portion of the City of Lubbock's Disaster Declaration goes into effect Tuesday, March 24 at 6pm. Read a listing of business categories right here
"We will continue to monitor this. We don't want, as I mentioned yesterday during the meeting, we do not want to close down our city. That is not our intent. And we don't want to put fear into citizens. What we're trying to do is make sure that everybody understands social distancing from each other... We have plenty of soap, we have plenty of water, and everybody needs to continue to wash their hands," Griffith said.
Renteria first told his intentions to Pratt on Texas and KFYO News on Thursday afternoon. Renteria had been considering a run for Lubbock mayor over the past few months.