TEXAS – Texas’s statewide mask mandate was rescinded Wednesday and all businesses within the state are now permitted to operate at 100% occupancy.

At the same time, Chicago health officials have deemed travel to the Lone Star State is now more dangerous in regards to COVID-19.

According to several media reports, including one from Chicago television staple WGN, Texas has been moved from the yellow to the orange tier of the city’s emergency travel order, signaling increased risk.

However, the move wasn’t specifically prompted by Texas nearly eliminating state-mandated health measures. The orange tier includes states with a rolling 7-day average above 15 cases per day, per 100,000 residents.

It also means Chicago residents are subject to a 10-day quarantine upon arriving back in the city or a pre-arrival negative test no more than 72 hours prior to arrival. It also mandates strict masking, social distancing, and avoidance of in-person gatherings.

Chicago residents returning from Texas can also be exempt from quarantine if they are fully vaccinated, meaning at least two weeks has elapsed since receiving the second dose of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks have elapsed since receiving a one-dose vaccine with an absence of symptoms.

Nebraska was also moved to orange.