Gov. Greg Abbott has lifted almost all Texas pandemic restrictions. But not the one limiting jail releases.

Gov. Greg Abbott has been saying for months that Texas is no longer restricted by the coronavirus pandemic. Face mask mandates are gone, and people are crowding back into businesses and public places.

“Texas is open 100% without any restrictions or limitations or requirements,” he said on Twitter Monday.

But there is one crucial government function the Republican governor has kept limited since he declared a public health disaster last March: the release of people from Texas county jails.