What “scare”? You mean the novel coronavirus pandemic which killed millions?

The Texas state government overrode city ordinances and attempts by private businesses to enforce masking for in-store shopping. Simply saying it was wide open like the rest of Texas is extremely inaccurate. Here’s the EO which refutes, like, every single weird point you’re trying to make:

https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/EO-GA-38_continued...