It is now time to open Texas 100%. Everybody who wants to work should have that opportunity. Every business that wants to be open should be open.

Too many Texans have been sidelined from employment opportunities. Too many small business owners have struggled to pay their bills. This must end. It is now time to open Texas 100 percent.

Texas will always be open for business, and we are proud of our pro-business environment that encourages economic growth and job creation.

I welcome the resignations and plan to further investigate.

Texans are resilient, and we will rebuild stronger than ever after any disaster.

To ensure that all of the machinery that froze up and was unable to generate the power you need that may require funding.

We want to make sure that whatever happened in ERCOT falling short never happens again.

The fact is, every source of power the State of Texas has access to has been compromised because of the ultra cold temperature or because of equipment failures. What I made clear was the fact that if we relied solely upon green energy that…

This shows how the Green New Deal would be a deadly deal for the United States of America. Texas is blessed with multiple sources of energy such as natural gas and oil and nuclear as well as solar and wind. But you saw from what Troy said…

We hope and anticipate no location will be without power tonight. The good news is, we are starting the evening with every residence in the State of Texas, not lacking the generation of power.

The Green New Deal would be a deadly deal for the United States of America.

ERCOT stands for Electric Reliability Council of Texas and they showed that they were not reliable.

This shows how the Green New Deal would be a deadly deal. It is essential that we, as a country remain where we continue to provide access to fossil fuels for heating, for taking care of our homes.

He has proclaimed -- a proclamation today that there could only be one drop-off location per county as of tomorrow.

I think the numbers are going to look worse as we go into next week. And we need to make sure that there's going to be plenty of hospital beds available in the Houston area.

The four days leading up to the Fourth of July combined were the four deadliest days that we've had. My concern is that we may see greater fatalities going forward.

You can't have a sustainable economic recovery if you don't get the outbreak under control because if people are getting sick and people are afraid of getting sick, they're not going to go to businesses, et cetera.

Even Goldman Sachs has come out and said that wearing a mask is one of the most important things we can do for our economic recovery, at this point.

We have the ability to keep businesses open and move our economy forward--but it requires each of us to do our part to protect one another.

Closing down Texas, again will always be the last option.

Because the spread is so rampant right now, there is never a reason for you to have to leave your home unless you do need to go out. The safest place for you is at your home.

Government cannot require individuals to wear masks. However . . . local governments can require stores and businesses to require masks.

Judge Wolff and I have a philosophical difference. He believes in government mandates. I believe in personal responsibility.

In Houston, they were issuing fines and potential jail time for anybody who refused to wear a mask.

These executive orders will help us mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health of our communities.