Dallas County commissioners voted today to mandate that businesses require customers and everyone on the premises to wear a mask. Businesses that don't comply could face up to a $500 fine per violation. Note that the requirement for workers in a production setting is only for when a person is within 6 ft of another person.

While the rate of new cases is dropping in the US, the uptick in hospitalizations for COVID 19 in Texas is increasing, causing a significant reduction in available ICU beds.

Though businesses that don’t comply can face a fine of up to $500 per violation, law enforcement will not be involved.

The new order, which makes an exception for eating, mandates that employees or visitors to a business who are within 6 feet of another person, and where separation is not possible, wear a mask.