Texas Governor Greg Abbott s new executive order prevents government entities in Texas from requiring or mandating mask wearing. That includes public schools.
The executive order is scheduled to take effect on May 21st, but public schools will be allowed to continue their current mask policies through June 4th.
Gov. Abbott wrote in a press release, The Lone Star State continues to defeat COVID-19 through the use of widely-available vaccines, antibody therapeutic drugs, and safe practices utilized by Texans in our communities. Texans, not government, should decide their best health practices, which is why masks will not be mandated by public school districts or government entities. We can continue to mitigate COVID-19 while defending Texans liberty to choose whether or not they mask up.
Moving on one of his signature issues, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order prohibiting the state’s local governments, including school districts, from issuing mask mandates as a way
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COVID-19 Bulletin (05/19/21)
Abbott bans school districts and local governments from mask mandates. Dallas is sending PPE to India.
By Will Maddox
Published in
Healthcare Business
May 18, 2021
11:00 pm
72 new COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths on Monday.
Via executive order, Governor Greg Abbott has
banned school districts or local governments from issuing or enforcing mask mandates. After June 4, schools can no longer ban mask mandates, the Dallas Morning News reports.
Officials in
Travis and Harris County are rolling back some of the protections put in place by COVID-19 and dropped their threat level, allowing for vaccinated residents to have more freedom. The Texas Tribune has more.