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Galveston East Beach gate attendant Jack Mather poses for a portrait on May 2, 2020. Between charging beach goers $15 for admission, Mather said he had contracted the Novel Coronavirus and recovered. An estimated 100,000 people crowded onto Galveston's beaches on May 2 and 3 after Texas Governor Greg Abbott reopened all Texas beaches which had originally been closed on March 29 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.