Texas Announces COVID Lockdown Is OVER Triggering Prominent Liberals, Biden Says Not Until NEXT YEAR. Republicans have consistently been on the side of keeping the economy running and Democrats have been for shutting everything down. Well now Texas has announced finally its over. The state will end the covid lockdown completely. In a covid lockdown update Governor Greg Abbott said it was time to reopened and the covid vaccine was going to help them get back on track. Biden however said that we will not see a return to normal until this time next year