
Texas schools can mandate masks in defiance of Gov. Abbott's executive order pending legal challenges
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Texas schools will not have to obey Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates while lawsuits challenging his executive order make their way through the legal system, the Texas Education Agency said Thursday.
Gov. Abbott issued that order last month, which says "no governmental entity, including a county, city, school district, and public health authority, and no governmental official may require any person to wear a face covering or to mandate that another person wear a face covering." The Dallas Independent School District was the first to implement a mask mandate last week, with Superintendent Michael Hinojosa saying that "despite whatever authority the governor has, he is responsible for the state of Texas and I’m responsible for Dallas ISD."More Related News