The only Republican on the court, Commissioner J.J. Koch (R-District 2), lost his seat to Democrat Andrew Sommerman.
Commissioners asserted that the lawsuit is a matter of public interest and that Jenkins was acting according to his official duties.
Democratic County Judge Clay Jenkins sued Governor Greg Abbott last year over the governor’s ban on local mask mandates.
Powell narrowly won the seat in 2018 and her reelection is unlikely after the Texas Legislature redrew the district to favor the GOP.
Clay Jenkins will be facing voters for the first time since he implemented sweeping restrictions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local officials seeking to exert mask mandates on their constituents are clashing with Governor Greg Abbott in court.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins is asking for more power to impose mandates he believes will reduce coronavirus infections.
County Judge Clay Jenkins had removed Commissioner J.J. Koch from a commissioners court meeting for his decision to go without a mask.
Expert testimony before North Texas county commissioners asserted that proposed state election reforms will have a detrimental economic impact.
The federal government has activated FEMA to help meet the needs of the soaring number of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S.
Dallas County Commissioners rescinded a portion of the county’s vaccine distribution plan following a directive from state health officials.
“It sounds foolish and it is foolish,” Republican Dallas County Commissioner J.J. Koch said.
