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After hearing arguments for and against whether a mask mandate falls under the purview of the local health authority or the governor on Tuesday, a district court judge ruled that Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins’ mask mandate can continue.
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Nearly 50 school districts across Texas have enacted some sort of mask requirement, and after vowing to end that, Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton were dealt a blow from the entirely Republican Texas Supreme Court.
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Overnight, several more school districts moved to begin requiring masks on campuses, despite Attorney General Ken Paxton’s warning that he was making a list of those that were.
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The Texas Supreme Court Sunday issued a temporary stay of restraining orders granted by lower courts in Bexar and Dallas counties.
Note: this story has been updated to include remarks from Dallas ISD superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa and latest court decisions.
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A day after Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins signed an executive order requiring masks in many indoor settings amid a surge in COVID cases and hospitalizations, a modest crowd of protesters gathered outside a Highland Park townhome believed to belong to Jenkins chanting “we will not comply,” “I can’t breathe,” and “no freedom, no peace.”
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SMU is temporarily requiring masks be worn in indoor spaces on campus, university president R. Gerald Turner wrote in a letter to the campus community. The requirement doesn’t apply to private spaces like residence halls.
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The Catholic Diocese of Dallas announced Monday evening that beginning Tuesday, all of its campuses will require masks.
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Monday began with Dallas ISD announcing that it would tailor its response to the COVID surge and require masks temporarily and ended with Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins announcing that he was asking the courts to block Gov. Greg Abbott’s mask mandate ban.
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Despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s mandate that schools and other entities can’t require masks, Dallas ISD announced Monday that, effective Tuesday, masks would be required for all staff, students, and visitors.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised their guidance on mask-wearing to recommend that even fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors if they are in an area with high or significant spread.
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Throughout the pandemic, pulling on a mask to interact with strangers became a matter of course – and new guidance freeing vaccinated individuals from the ritual has some worried.
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