Gov. Greg Abbott announced Sept. 30 that the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), in partnership with local officials, will open a new COVID-19 therapeutic infusion center in Burnet. The facility opens to the public Oct. 1 and has been provided with monoclonal antibodies to treat outpatient cases of COVID-19 with a doctor’s referral. This treatment is available at no cost to the patient. Local partners include Burnet County, Baylor Scott & White Health Hill Country and the city of Burnet.

Shortly after the Marble Falls City Council approved July 2 by a majority vote removing a mandatory face covering order for local businesses, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott overrode the municipality's decision with a sweeping state-wide edict. "Every person in Texas shall wear a face covering over the nose and mouth when inside a commercial entity or other building or space open to the public, or when in an outdoor public space, wherever it is not feasible to maintain six feet of social distancing from another person not in the same household," the order stated. Fines for violations are ordered not to exceed $250.