Local Officials Ignoring Abbott’s Executive Order; AG Paxton Issues Warning

Local Officials Ignoring Abbott’s Executive Order; AG Paxton Issues Warning
Texas Governor Greg Abbott displays COVID-19 test collection vials as he addresses the media during a press conference held at Arlington Emergency Management in Arlington, Texas, on March 18, 2020. Tom Pennington/Getty Images
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Some local officials in Texas are ignoring Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order prohibiting governments from imposing mask mandates.

The Williamson County District Court’s office, in a suburb of Austin, announced last week it was requiring “all individuals coming to the [County] Justice Center, including the public and employees, … to wear face coverings and observe social distancing at all times in public spaces of the Justice Center unless otherwise noted.”

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