Saturday was the first full day since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that Americans should cover their faces with masks, scarves or bandanas when they go out. Here's a photographic look at how Texans, and one who hopes to become a Texan, have started covering up.
![Two men inspecting a building wear face masks as they work atop a lift in downtown Dallas.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a760aa7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3600x2295+0+0/resize/880x561!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkera%2Ffiles%2F202004%2Fap_20091680152667__1_.jpg)
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![A mural of rapper Cardi B in San Antonio was updated with a face mask by the artist Colton Valentine.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/dbfe924/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4567x3364+0+0/resize/880x648!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkera%2Ffiles%2F202004%2Fap_20090853736749__1__0.jpg)
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