Civil SocietyEducationJudicialLocal NewsSome Texas School Mask Mandates Remain Despite Fifth Circuit Order
Some major ISDs claim the recent ruling does not directly affect their mandates, although the injunction it overturned was statewide.
Some major ISDs claim the recent ruling does not directly affect their mandates, although the injunction it overturned was statewide.
The ongoing case is a lawsuit between several disabled students, represented by advocacy group Disability Rights Texas, and the state.
Judge Lee Yeakel sided with plaintiffs who claimed that banning mask mandates amounted to discrimination against disabled children.
In the latest development of the dispute between state officials and abortion providers over temporary abortion restrictions, medical abortions are again prohibited under Governor Abbott's executive order.
An Austin-based federal judge granted a temporary restraining order that will allow abortions to continue in the state, after an executive order from the governor postponed all non-essential surgical procedures.