Texas Gov. Abbott Threatens $1,000 Fine Against Local Officials and Businesses Who Enforce Mask Mandates

Texas Gov. Abbott Threatens $1,000 Fine Against Local Officials and Businesses Who Enforce Mask Mandates
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on June 8, 2021. Montinique Monroe/Getty Images
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has threatened to fine local officials and businesses that enforce mask mandates up to $1,000 in an executive order issued on Thursday.

The new order reiterates Abbott’s opposition to mask mandates while extending previously issued orders which penalised local officials and others for enforcing various COVID-19 safety protocols.

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