‘A message to the governor’: Texas lawmakers get illegal haircuts while calling for salons to reopen

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Two Republican state lawmakers in Texas got their hair cut in defiance of restrictions on businesses implemented by GOP Gov. Greg Abbott.

Reps. Steve Toth and Briscoe Cain said the Tuesday haircuts were meant to send the message that salons and barbershops should be among the businesses allowed to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic.

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