@ZNP In Texas Abbott shut down all the nonessential businesses and gatherings over a certain number of people(Churches) and had the HP pull over any out of state vehicles entering Texas for quarantine
while Trump was still in office. After Trump left office and Biden took over is when Texas let them all open back up and passed laws about requirements for mandates and others. This may have been different in other states I don't know but
@Texasgal is from Texas (me also) so what your saying was just the opposite to us in Texas ie the Republicans are who enforced the mandates here.