AdvertisementAs States Ease Restrictions, Study Says On-Premises Dining Linked To COVID-19 SpreadUpdated March 05, 2021Rachel TreismanfacebookEmailSignage requiring masks is on display outside of a H-E-B supermarket in Austin, Texas on March 3. Texas is one of the states lifting its mask mandate alongside other COVID-19 restrictions, against the warnings of public health experts. (Getty Images)This article was originally published on March 05, 2021.