Governor Abbott on Friday issued three executive orders towards what he called "opening Texas".

The link to the three executive orders is: https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-issues-executive-order-establishing-strike-force-to-open-texas

One order establishes a temporary "Retail-To-Go" model that will allow retail outlets in Texas to reopen beginning Friday, April 24. Under this model, reopened establishments are required to deliver items to customer's cars, homes, or other locations to minimize contact. This order also keeps schools closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. This includes public, private, and higher education institutions. However, teachers may go into the classroom for video instruction, to perform administrative duties, and to clean out their classrooms.

Another order loosens restrictions on surgeries put in place last month. Beginning at 11:59 p.m. on April 21 through 11:59 p.m. on May 8, all licensed health care professionals and all licensed health care facilities must continue to postpone all surgeries and procedures that are not medically necessary to diagnose or correct a serious medical condition of, or to preserve the life of, a patient who without timely performance of the surgery or procedure would be at risk for serious adverse medical consequences or death as determined by a patient's physician.

The third order established what the governor titled the "Strike Force to Open Texas". This is a team of nationally recognized medical experts and private and public leaders who will advise Abbott on safely and strategically reopening the state of Texas. Along with the task force, the governor created a special advisory council to the strike force.