A 65-year-old Texas woman found herself tackled and handcuffed after refusing to leave a Galveston Bank of America branch that requires customers to wear a coronavirus mask inside.<br />A Galveston police officer arrived at the scene and told the woman, who later identified as Terry White, the situation.<br />“Ma’am, if they ask you to leave, you have to leave,” the officer says in bodycam video.<br />Even as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has lifted a statewide mask mandate, private businesses are still allowed to implement their own mask rules, capacity limits or other safety guidelines.<br />White, who accused the arresting officer of breaking her foot, was taken to a hospital for treatment.<br />She faces charges of criminal trespass and resisting arrest, although refusing to wear a mask on its own is not a crime in Texas under Abbott’s latest directive.<br />
