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Texas School District Swerves Around Abbott’s Mandate Ban by Adding Masks to Dress Code

YOUR MOVE, GREG

The Texas governor tested positive for COVID Tuesday after attending a maskless GOP event.

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One small Texas school district has found a crafty way to get round Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order banning face-mask mandates in classrooms. Abbott, who tested positive for the coronavirus Tuesday after attending a maskless and packed GOP event, has threatened schools with legal action if they dare to defy...

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