The San Marcos City Council voted to consider shutting down more of San Marcos at the next city council meeting, despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s Order prohibiting cities from creating any orders more strict than his own.
A majority of councilmembers voted to put an item on the Feb. 2 city council meeting, discussing a city ordinance either by the emergency order of the city council or an executive order of the mayor to close down more of San Marcos in an attempt to stop further spread of COVID-19. They also voted to write a letter to Abbott expressing regional support of localized power to shutdown.
After another bleak COVID-19 update from Public Safety Director Chase Stapp, Councilmember Maxfield Baker suggested a more strict shutdown, “Should we consider risking a lawsuit to do something more impactful and keep people from dying?”
