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Austin Public Health officials this week released a strategy on how the agency could vaccinate 85% of all Travis County residents in just eight weeks.
Texas attorney general files lawsuit against Austin leaders over mask requirement Texas’ top law enforcement officer is suing leaders in the state’s capital for maintaining local coronavirus mask requirements, saying they illegally defy the governor’s order ending a statewide mandate. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Travis County District Court, names Austin Mayor Steve Adler, Travis County Judge Andy Brown and Mark Escott, the interim medical director and Health Authority for Austin, as defendants. State Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking for a temporary restraining order requiring A...
The Austin City Council announced its local mask mandate on Tuesday It comes a day before the statewide mandate is set to expire 'If state officials don't want to do their jobs protecting people from the virus, then we will,' Councilmember Greg Casar said Governor Greg Abbott adhered to the statewide mandate on its last day as he visited the border city of Mission to hold a press conference about immigration
City of Austin to continue mask mandate despite Governor's mask mandate reversal File Photo and last updated 2021-03-09 19:25:24-05 AUSTIN, Texas â Members of the Austin City Council announced that they would continue to require masks despite Governor Greg Abbott's executive order that lifted mask mandates and other COVID-19 safety restrictions. District 4 Austin City Council Member Gregorio Casar Tweeted about it Tuesday. This action is both legal and the right thing to do. Cities have independent authority under TX constitution, & state law allows cities to create health rules. If stat...
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