Governor Greg Abbott

"It's taken its toll on people emotionally and socially. And of course, the business community, all we're trying to do is get back open and generate business," McBride said.

"The entire industry, more or less, was shut down because of a few bad actors," Eddie said.

In a statement Monday, Gov. Abbott announced that passing the STAAR test would not be a requirement to move on to the next grade for 5th and 8th graders.

On Thursday, May 21st, Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order terminating air travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"People are starting to get back in the habit of going out, and I think that's good. It's not a lightswitch kind of thing. I don't think we thought it would be, and I think we know it was not. You know, it's more of a gradual rebuild," Pope said.

The City of Lubbock's Health Department has only confirmed 12 new cases over the last 4-day period (April 25 - April 28), and 3 new deaths.

Following Texas Governor Greg Abbott's announcement that all Texas Schools will be closed the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year, the UIL is cancelling all remaining 2019-2020 spring activities and state championships.

Lubbock ISD Superintendent Dr. Kathy Rollo issued a statement in response to Texas Governor Greg Abbott announcing that school facilities will remain closed for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year.

"I think we have to communicate with the public to help build consumer confidence. I don't know that if we opened all up tomorrow that there's a rush to the gates to get to be in these businesses. I think people are going to be concerned about are businesses doing what they can to keep the public safe when they're in those businesses. So there's a lot of work to be done as we move into what we will call the new normal," Steve said.

On Tuesday, March 17th, Texas Governor Greg Abbott activated the Texas National Guard to be prepared to assist with response efforts for COVID-19.