Texas Governor Greg Abbott just announced Texas is ending its lockdown. No more masks. All stores in the lone star state will be allowed to function at 100% of capacity.

I just announced Texas is OPEN 100%.

EVERYTHING.

I also ended the statewide mask mandate.

— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) March 2, 2021

Of course, Gov Abbott is expecting that Texans to act responsibly:

Today's announcement doesn’t abandon safe practices that Texans have mastered over the past year. Instead, it’s a reminder that each person has a role to play in their own personal safety & the safety of others.

— Gov. Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott) March 2, 2021

UPDATE: Add Mississippi to the list of states reopening. This is in addition to several states such as South Dakota and Florida that never closed in the first place.

Starting tomorrow, we are lifting all of our county mask mandates and businesses will be able to operate at full capacity without any state-imposed rules. Our hospitalizations and case numbers have plummeted, and the vaccine is being rapidly distributed. It is time!

— Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) March 2, 2021

Iowa lifted its restrictions in early February. READ: Gov. Kim Reynolds lifting Iowa’s mask requirements, gathering limits Sunday

Predictably the Left is going crazy.

But perhaps the oddest criticism is coming from California’s Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom who called the decision “absolutely reckless.”

Of course, California has the strictest lockdown measures in the US and yet also has one of the highest rates of COVID in the country. You would think if lockdowns actually worked, California should have the lowest rates of the coronavirus. READ: Gavin Newsom’s Reaction to Texas Reopening Is a Sight to Behold AND California Has the Strictest Lockdown in the US—and the Most Active COVID Cases (by Far)

But apparently, Newsom’s lockdown rules don’t apply to the California elite. This is the second time Newsom was caught breaking his own COVID regulations. READ: Newsom Caught Eating Indoors at Closed Restaurant Even Though Indoor Dining is Not Allowed

And this is not the first time we have heard that lockdowns have been a complete failure:

READ: Blue States’ COVID Restrictions Are Killing Jobs, But Not The Virus

READ: Lockdowns Not Linked With Lower COVID Death Rates, New Study Finds

READ: New study: Coronavirus lockdowns don’t save lives

READ: Lockdowns DON’T work, study claims: Researchers say stay-at-home orders made no difference to coronavirus deaths around the world – but prior health levels DID

READ: COVID-19 death rate is 75% lower in states that didn’t lock down: WSJ

READ: The Results of Europe’s Lockdown Experiment Are In

READ: COVID Lockdowns Have No Clear Benefit vs Other Voluntary Measures, International Study Shows

READ: California Has the Strictest Lockdown in the US—and the Most Active COVID Cases (by Far)