COVID-19 is surging again in Texas. Hospitalizations are increasing faster than at any other time. Local officials and school leaders are pushing back against Gov. Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates. Here's the latest.
"We are all working to protect Texas children and those most vulnerable among us, but violating the Governor s executive orders—and violating parental rights—is not the way to do it."
Despite an order that says school districts cannot require masks, the Austin Independent School District will require them for anyone who enters a school building starting Wednesday.
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