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Texas Supreme Court temporarily allows school mask mandates to remain
COVID-19, News
sahar.chmais, on August 20, 2021
Texas Supreme Court temporarily allows school mask mandates to remain

By Erin Douglas and Joshua Fetcher

This story is by the Texas Tribune. 

The Texas Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for school districts to require people to wear masks in classrooms — at least for now.

For cities, counties and school districts that have defied Gov. Greg Abbott by issuing mask mandates in public schools, the Thursday ruling is a victory on a technicality: The high court left in place a Travis County judge’s temporary restraining orders against Abbott’s ban o...

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