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Updated on March 3, 2021 at 1:20 pm NBCUniversal, Inc. North Texas school districts are responding after Gov. Greg Abbott ended the statewide mask mandate, effective next Wednesday. Many of the districts said they are awaiting guidance from the Texas Education Agency. Download our NBC DFW mobile app for Apple or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. That group tweeted out Tuesday afternoon that updated guidance will be coming this week. Statement from the Texas Education Agency: “Governor Abbott’s Executive Order (GA-34) takes effect next Wed., March 10, 2021. Upda...

Steven Poole, executive director of the teachers' union United Educators Association, said he believed districts would keep their mask mandates in place. "I don't see any of our districts doing that especially with the guidance from the Texas Education Agency that masks are required. It would take a lot to overturn that guidance from TEA," Poole said. Dallas superintendent Michael Hinojosa said he planned to keep the current policy in place and believed he had the full support of the school board. But he also said he feared the TEA's advice that school boards can now change the policy might o...

Colorado Coronavirus Update: 596 New Cases Reported - Across Colorado, CO - Here are the latest coronavirus numbers in Colorado.

Colorado Coronavirus Update: 759 New Cases Reported - Across Colorado, CO - Here are the latest coronavirus numbers in Colorado.

With an increased incident rate seen in the county from the past week, the county could be facing a move back to more restrictions.