Website shows which Texas businesses still mask up

(11 Mar 2021) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4315367 Some Houstonians continue to mask up even though Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ended the statewide mandate requiring face coverings in businesses. With the help of a website, , people can check whether shops have coronavirus precautions in place before they get there. It’s a crowdsourced effort by Chris Haseler, a 25-year-old engineer. The site compiles data from various businesses like restaurants, gyms and retail stores, including whether the shops still ask customers to mask up, whether their employees wear masks and whether they have social distancing policies. “This website is sorta being able to get to that middle ground where we can still feel safe, going out spending money, helping those business owners, helping those restauranteurs, enjoying ourselves eating a meal out, but also staying safe,“ Haseler said. In Houston’s swanky Heights neighborhood, most of the shops and restaurants continue