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Elected Officials Run Afoul of Their Own Covid Restrictions
Austin’s Mayor is the latest to apologize: While vacationing in Mexico, he recorded a PSA video urging the public to “stay home”.
Mayor Steve Adler of Austin, Texas, has confirmed that after hosting his daughter’s wedding last month, he vacationed in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with a group of people.
“The first week of November, my daughter got married here in Austin, and like many other brides, she had to cancel her original plans in order to follow the rules, and instead she had a small, mostly family, very private wedding,” Adler said.
“Afterwards, a small, mostly family group traveled to Mexico. I want you to know that I regret that travel. I wouldn’t travel now, I didn’t over Thanksgiving, and I won’t over Christmas, and no one should. Everyone should be avoiding non-essential travel now because we’re in the orange area,” the Mayor continued.
Adler told KVUE that he did not violate his own stay-at-home order or similar orders by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Adler also claimed to have taken multiple steps to ensure the safety of his guests, including rapid COVID-19 testing. However, both occasions were in early November, coinciding with the time Mayor Adler asked people to stay home if they could in order to slow the number of new coronavirus cases.