As the nation continues to shelter in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is urging Texans to shop online or practice strict social distancing measures for in-store purchases during the sales tax holiday for emergency preparation supplies, which will be held on Saturday, April 25, and Sunday, April 26. The primary intent of the law that established the holiday, which starts just after midnight on Saturday and runs to midnight on Monday, April 27, is to help Texans prepare for events like hurricanes and turbulent spring storms, a news release from the Comptroller’s office last week said. “Unfortunately,