Gov. Greg Abbott did a 180 on more than one major policy position this week: He's now shut down bars again across the state and is requiring that the vast majority of Texans wear a mask when in public. Plus, Little Gov. Dan Patrick says he and the State of Texas will no longer listen to the counsel of the nation's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci. 

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