HOUSTON Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced Friday morning a Stay Home, Work Safe order moving the county to Level 1 on the coronavirus threat scale. Greg Abbott ordered bars and rafting and tubing businesses to close and restaurants are ordered to scale back to 50% capacity starting Monday. Read the reactions below:harris county is severe now on covid-19 and our largest medical center in the world is full ... houston, do better. bc the way Harris county is got me like pic.twitter.com/HuNRZMxRHg riri! Were at Level 1 in Harris County.

HOUSTON – Drivers in the Galleria area remember what it's like to drive down Westheimer road near Interstate 610 before the stay-at-home order went into effect. Drivers said there is less traffic on a typically heavily traveled road. Drivers could see light traffic even when the order lifted since road construction companies have been able to work longer hours. Angel Brothers Construction Company is set to finish its nine miles of asphalt pavement project on Westheimer road in 90 days instead of the initially projected 13 months. Derek Angel, who is the co-owner of Angel Brothers, which is contracted with TxDOT to complete the road project, said his crew can work without interruptions.