Texas' stay-at-home order to expire Thursday, businesses to reopen in phases starting Friday, Fox News reported. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott detailed plans on Monday to reopen the state for business amid the coronavirus pandemic – allowing places like retail stores, restaurants and movie theaters to open up to customers at a limited capacity by Friday May 1. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said wearing masks will be encouraged, but will not be required. The move by Abbot puts Texas – the country’s second-largest economy behind California – at the forefront of the movement to reopen state economies that have been basically brought to a standstill as the U.S. grapples with the outbreak of COVID-19.

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As we see the faces behind the coronavirus numbers, we learned of the death of a 43-year old well known Marine veteran. Robert Mendoza served in the Gulf War and survived an IED attack, but lost his battle with COVID-19 in the San Diego area. Mendoza is remembered by fellow Marine, Victor Lopez, an #LAPD officer. Lopez says Mendoza was that guy who would give you the shirt off his back. Lopez and Mendoza had worked together overseas. They stayed friends over the years. He says Mendoza, who owned Tactical Defense Systems in Oceanside, was in the process of making masks for the military. When asked what would he say to people who think COVID-19 is just the flu? A saddened Lopez answered, "it's just the flu until it's someone you know." Mendoza went into the hospital with coronavirus symptoms and died by the end of that week in Mid-April. He has a 9-year-old son, Christian. #RIP

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Baton Rouge Police officials released the names of the two officers involved in a shooting that left one dead and one critically injured Sunday afternoon. Lt. Glenn Hutto Jr., 45, died from gunshot injuries during a shooting that occurred around 12:30 p.m. on Conrad Drive. Hutto was a 21-year veteran of the police force and received the rank of lieutenant posthumously. Cpl. Derrick Maglone, a 7-year veteran, was critically injured during the shooting. He was transported to a local hospital and is recovering from his injuries. The officers were shot while police were responding to tips about a homicide suspect, Ronnie Kato, in the city's Howell Park neighborhood. The officers were both transported to at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, though court records show Hutto died at the scene. Kato is accused of standing over the officer during his final moments and continuing to fire an assault style rifle at close range, according to his arrest report.

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