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Judge Blocks Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Mask Mandate Ban

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The judge wrote that COVID-19 “threatens to overwhelm public schools” in Texas.

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A Texas judge issued a temporary injunction against Gov. Greg Abbott’s prohibition on mask mandates in school districts Friday. The judge wrote that Abbott stepped beyond his constitutional authority and that COVID-19 “threatens to overwhelm public schools and could result in more extreme measures such as the school closures that...

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