Cloth Masks don't do jack. N95 masks are only partially effective. N99 or better masks are the only ones that actually work.
Look at the July 3rd Forbes article on states that have mandatory mask policies.
12 of 17 had upward 14 day trends as of July 3rd. These are states that have had the policies in place since at least the end of May. Some of them as far back as mid April.
(note: I ignored NY because it's clear they've stopped reporting new cases. Kansas and Texas had just put into place their orders as of the writing of the article.)
The Effect Of Mandatory Mask Policies And Politics On Economic Recovery: A State By State View
BTW, Abbott doesn't have the authority to prevent county judges from issuing "Stay at home" orders. TX law puts the County Judges as having the final say on how counties handle these things. The only ones who can alter what the County Judges can do is the County Commissioners themselves. And some of them have. As is the case with the Dallas County Judge who has earned the ire of the County Commissioners and people alike.
Also, for some weird reason, TX changed how it figures what constitutes a positive. As such, we've seen our positive jump ridiculously.
There is a video from a meeting involving Collin County that shows how 1 positive test under the old rules now can constitute 17 positives under the new rule..