Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Local Mask Mandates

Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Local Mask Mandates
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a press conference at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on June 8, 2021. Montinique Monroe/Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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The Texas Supreme Court on Aug. 15 granted an emergency stay to Gov. Greg Abbott over his ban on mask mandates.

It overrides lower court rulings that allowed Dallas and Bexar counties to temporarily enable the mask mandate locally, despite the Republican governor’s order that barred government entities and officials from doing so.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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