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When Rio Grande Valley retiree Robert Chapa finally got his COVID-19 vaccine in March after months of trying to secure an appointment, it was a nearby school district that came through for him.
After a year of living in a national hot spot for the virus, where death rates at one point were among the highest in the nation, Chapa, 59, was anxious to get the shot.
“I was at high risk, with one kidney,” said Chapa, who lost the organ in a car accident decades ago. “I stood in line for three hours, I think. But if you gotta get it, you gotta get it.”
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EPISD, YISD will no longer require masks on campuses next week complying with Abbott mandate Cristina Carreon, El Paso Times
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Two of El Paso s largest school districts will no longer require face coverings on school campuses, after Gov. Greg Abbott s executive order banning mask requirements in public schools goes into effect next week.
Ysleta and El Paso Independent School Districts last day of in-person classes will be held past Abbott s executive order deadline, so the two districts will no longer require face masks on school campuses for the remainder of the school year.