Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott celebrated several milestones in his state’s fight against COVID-19 on Sunday, highlighting Texas’ progress months after President Joe Biden had mocked the state’s reopening strategy as “Neanderthal thinking.”
Abbott said in a tweet:
<blockquote>Today Texas reported:
* 0 Covid related deaths&#8211;the only time that&#8217;s happened since data was tracked in March, 2020.
* the fewest Covid cases in over 13 months
* the lowest 7-day Covid positivity rate ever
* the lowest Covid hospitalizations in 11 months.
Thanks, Texans!</blockquote>
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Today Texas reported:
* 0 Covid related deaths&#8211;the only time that&#39;s happened since data was tracked in March, 2020.
* the fewest Covid cases in over 13 months
* the lowest 7-day Covid positivity rate ever
* the lowest Covid hospitalizations in 11 months.
Thanks, Texans!
&mdash; Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href="https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1394090593672994822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2021</a></blockquote>
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In early March, Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-mocks-texas-and-mississippi-for-reopening-dropping-mask-mandates-neanderthal-thinking">mocked</a> Texas and Mississippi, both run by Republican governors and legislatures, for lifting mask mandates and pushing to reopen their economies.
“I think it’s a big mistake,” Biden said, answering a question from a reporter on the two states. “Look, I hope everybody’s realized by now these masks make a difference. We are on the cusp of being able to fundamentally change the nature of this disease because of the way in which we’re able to get vaccines in people’s arms. We’ve been able to move that all the way up to the end of May to have enough for every American, to get every adult American to get a shot.”
“The last thing, the last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking that in the meantime everything’s fine, take off your mask,” Biden continued. “Forget it. It still matters. … And it’s critical, critical, critical, critical that they follow the science. Wash your hands, hot water, do it frequently. Wear a mask and stay socially distant. And I know you all know that, I wish the heck some of our elected officials knew it.”
Abbott’s office later responded to Biden’s comment in a statement to The Daily Wire. Abbott Press Secretary Renae Eze <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-mississippi-respond-to-biden-neanderthal-remark-about-their-decision-to-reopen">defended</a> the governor’s approach to the virus and said emphasized that Texans could make their own choices about their health.
“The Governor was clear in telling Texans that COVID hasn’t ended, and that all Texans should follow medical advice and safe practices to continue containing COVID,” Eze said. “The fact is, Texas now has the tools and knowledge to combat COVID while also allowing Texans and small businesses to make their own decisions.”
“It is clear from the recoveries, the vaccinations, the reduced hospitalizations, and the safe practices that Texans are using, that state mandates are no longer needed,” he added. “We must now do more to restore livelihoods and normalcy for Texans. The Governor’s focus has been, and always will be, protecting the lives and livelihoods of Texans.”
On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened its mask guidance for vaccinated people long after many states had already done away with mask mandates. The updated guidance came after a slew of negative economic news came showing rising <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-unemployment-rate-increases-numbers-way-worse-than-expected-talk-of-inflation-grows">unemployment</a> and rising <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-economy-inflation-hits-highest-levels-since-great-recession-soars-past-economists-expectations">inflation</a> above economists’ expectations. As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cdc-fully-vaccinated-can-stop-wearing-a-mask-or-physical-distancing-in-most-circumstances">The Daily Wire</a> reported:
<blockquote>Under the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated.html">new guidance</a>, the CDC says Americans who have been fully vaccinated — those who received their final dose more than 14 days prior — don’t need to wear masks for most indoor or outdoor activities. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the guidance update reflects new data and scientific literature. 
“Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a mask or physically distancing,” Dr. Walensky told reporters in a virtual press conference on Thursday afternoon. “If you are fully vaccinated, you can start doing the things that we have stopped doing because of the pandemic.”</blockquote>
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A tiger walking around the suburbs wearing a collar was already a strange story. The fact that the tiger belonged to a man suspected of murdering someone adds a whole new level.
As The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/f-you-and-your-f-ing-tiger-houston-neighborhood-panics-after-seeing-tiger-roaming-streets">reported</a>, police were called to a Houston neighborhood for reports of a tiger walking around in someone’s front yard. An off-duty sheriff’s deputy pointed a gun at the tiger in an attempt to protect residents until police arrived. Eventually a man exited the home and placed the tiger in a vehicle and fled the scene when police arrived.
The man who took the tiger, 26-year-old Victor Hugo Cuevas, was out on bond for a murder charge when the large cat was spotted in his yard, CNN <a href="https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/05/10/us/houston-tiger-murder-suspect-trnd/index.html">reported</a>. Cuevas fled with the tiger in a vehicle when police arrived. Houston Police Commander Ron Borza said during a news conference on Monday that a “brief pursuit” followed, but “the man got away with the tiger.”
In addition to the murder charge, Cuevas now has been charged with felony evading arrest, CNN reported, adding that authorities said they would try to revoke his bond over the incident. It is unclear how authorities apprehended Cuevas. The tiger has not been found.
Borza told the outlet that owning a tiger in Houston is illegal, a Class C misdemeanor. KHOU 11 <a href="https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/houston-tiger/285-77f8a185-c10c-4af6-8b94-1e1b637bf9d3">reported</a> on Monday that “while tigers are not allowed in the City of Houston, they are legal in the surrounding unincorporated Harris County if their owners register the animals and follow a strict set of rules, including holding $100,000 in animal insurance and keeping the tiger secured at least 1000 feet from another home, school, or child care facility.”
The ordeal began Sunday night around 8 p.m., when police received a call from someone saying they could see a tiger in the front yard of a home.
“This is about a tiger. I’m on the phone with the caller, who is a sheriff’s department sergeant, and he’s holding the owner, and the owner is trying to leave,” Houston police dispatchers told police, according to audio obtained by KHOU 11.
The outlet noted that an off-duty sheriff’s deputy pointed a gun at the tiger — but no people — in order to keep neighbors safe. Witnesses told KHOU-11 that the tiger was eventually put in a vehicle and taken away before police arrived.
Neighbors shot several videos of the incident and uploaded them to social media. In one video, the off-duty officer can be heard yelling at the tiger’s owner: “Get the f–k back inside. F–k you and your f–king tiger.”
The man who claimed to own the tiger replied: “I’ll get him, I’ll get him.”
In another video, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/05/10/tiger-roaming-houston-street-leads-to-tense-confrontation/">reported</a>, a woman films the incident while sheltered in her home.
“There is a freaking Bengal tiger roaming in this yard and this dude needs to be careful,” the woman said. “What the heck? Why is there a tiger?”
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