Correlation is not causation, but...

Wear a mask.
Sources:
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2020/07/02/what-does-texas-face-mask-mandate-mean-and-who-is-exempt/
https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/33/eabc1202
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/texas/
Arguments debunking the CDC/HSS change-over being responsible for the bent curve: https://www.salon.com/2020/07/31/the-cdc-to-hhs-data-switch-isnt-responsible-for-a-decline-in-cases-but-its-a-catastrophe/