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The Department of Education is preparing its Office of Civil Rights to investigate states that have banned school mask mandates.
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The Texas Supreme Court denied a request from Attorney General Ken Paxton to block a Travis County judge's temporary restraining order that allows local mask mandates.
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A district court judge has sided with San Antonio and Bexar County in granting a temporary injunction on face mask mandates for schools, as well as city and county offices and buildings.
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Abbott reiterated Tuesday that Texas schoolchildren will not face mask requirements as they return to school later this summer.
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After a year of strict COVID safety protocols, the CDC now says fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask in many indoor or outdoor settings. Gov. Greg Abbott later banned mask mandates from local governments, public schools, and public health authorities in Texas.
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At least four conferences were canceled in Austin because of the lack of a statewide mask mandate. The cancellations have caused the Hilton Austin hotel to lose out on $350,000 of revenue, according to Austin Convention Enterprises.
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Wednesday marked a week since Gov. Greg Abbott lifted the mask mandate and capacity restrictions in Texas, and KERA's photographer Keren Carrión took a look at how Dallas residents are going masked or mask-less to local restaurants, bars and patios.
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Paxton and his lawyers argue that Gov. Greg Abbott's statewide order that undoes a previous mask mandate overrides any local requirements.
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Fort Worth Businesses Choose What Safety Measures To Keep As State Mask Mandate, Capacity Limits EndAs of Wednesday, Texas' statewide mask mandate and capacity limits for businesses end. Two Fort Worth business owners share whether they're sticking to the protocols.
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The statewide mask mandate and restrictions on businesses were lifted Wednesday morning, but leaders in Austin and Travis County argue local rules regarding masking and other health protocols remain in effect.
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Abbott has kept Texas under a mask mandate since July, but her said Thursday that an announcement is coming “pretty soon.”
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Dallas County Commissioners voted Friday to modify an order that requires people to wear face coverings while visiting or working at essential businesses…