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  • 2020-03-31 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Texas Governor Greg Abbott Ban All Travelers Coming Into Texas From Louisiana? (en)
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  • An image shared on Facebook claims Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has banned all travelers coming into Texas from Louisiana. It just got REAL REAL, reads the caption. Verdict: False There is no travel ban on people coming from Louisiana. The executive order requires that people traveling by car from Louisiana self-quarantine for 14 days upon entering Texas. Fact Check: Abbott expanded quarantine orders for travelers entering Texas on March 29 to include every person who enters the State of Texas through roadways from Louisiana. The mandate , which went into effect on March 30, requires people traveling by car from Louisiana to self-quarantine for 14 days upon entry into Texas. The same day that Abbott made the announcement, local journalist Jason Whitely tweeted out what he believed to be a summary of the expanded quarantine orders. That tweet was later screen grabbed and posted on Facebook . #BREAKING : Governor @GregAbbott_TX issues executive order banning people from traveling into Texas from Louisiana, he tweeted . State troopers will stop motorists. Commercial activity, emergency response or critical infrastructure responsibilities is okay. There is, however, no mention of a travel ban on travelers entering Texas from Louisiana in the governor’s executive order . A spokesperson for Abbott’s office confirmed to the Daily Caller in a phone interview that no ban on travel between the two states exists. Whitely amended his statement in a subsequent tweet . UPDATE: *Travel from Louisiana to Texas is NOT banned. Anyone entering by car must quarantine for 14-days.* https://t.co/PAtq2ja2j0 — Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) March 29, 2020 UPDATE: *Travel from Louisiana to Texas is NOT banned, he tweeted . Anyone entering by care must quarantine for 14-days.* (RELATED: Does This Video Show Military Vehicles Arriving In New York City During The Coronavirus Pandemic?) The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will enforce the quarantine mandate , which requires travelers to provide a quarantine location and other information. But a DPS spokesperson has said that enforcement doesn’t include checkpoints at the Texas-Louisiana border, according to local affiliate KHOU 11 . Travel related to commercial activity, military service, emergency response, health response, or critical-infrastructure functions are exempt from the mandatory quarantine, according to the executive order . (en)
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