EducationJudicialFifth Circuit Dismisses Lawsuit Against Texas Mask Mandate Ban
Isaiah MitchellJuly 27, 2022
“According to plaintiffs... Article III of the Constitution gives plaintiffs standing to demand court-created mask-mandate bubbles."
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HealthcareJudicialLocal NewsTaxes & SpendingDallas County Approves $250,000 in Taxpayer Spending on Jenkins’ Mask Lawsuit Against Abbott
Hayden SparksApril 19, 2022
Commissioners asserted that the lawsuit is a matter of public interest and that Jenkins was acting according to his official duties.
Civil SocietyJudicialAppellate Court Says Abbott’s Mask Mandate Ban Exceeds Authority, Partially Relying on Abbott’s Own Writings
Isaiah MitchellNovember 12, 2021
Citing an opinion Abbott wrote as a justice in 1997, the Fourth Court of Appeals called his mask mandate ban an excess of his authority.
Civil SocietyEducationSchools With Mask Mandates Have One Percent Lower COVID-19 Positivity Rate Than Those Without Mandates
Isaiah MitchellOctober 7, 2021
Schools that have implemented mask mandates have a lower COVID-19 case count than schools without mandates.
Civil SocietyEducationJudicialLocal NewsRound Rock ISD School Board Implements Mask Matrix, Blocked From Censuring Dissenting Members
Isaiah MitchellSeptember 23, 2021
Tensions between board members interwove otherwise commonplace discussions about requiring masks in school.
EducationFederalStatewide NewsTexas Education Agency Faces Federal Investigation Over Mask Mandate Ban
Isaiah MitchellSeptember 22, 2021
The U.S. Department of Education is probing the possibility that the governor's mask mandate ban discriminates against disabled children.
Civil SocietyEducationJudicialLocal NewsAmid State Lawsuit, Round Rock ISD Mask Mandate Debacle Dredges Up Malfeasance Allegations
Isaiah MitchellSeptember 16, 2021
While school tension over masks is hardly new, the district's fight comes during its first recent F rating, a lawsuit, and serious claims.
87th LegislatureEducationLocal NewsTexas Schools Experiment With Mask Mandates That Let Parents Opt Children Out
Isaiah MitchellSeptember 2, 2021
Some school districts around Texas are experimenting with mask mandates that let parents opt their children out — and so is the legislature.
Civil SocietyEducationJudicialTexas Supreme Court Sides With Abbott to Pause Bexar County Mask Mandates
Isaiah MitchellAugust 30, 2021
“This case, and others like it, are not about whether people should wear masks or whether the government should make them do it."
Civil SocietyEducationJudicialTexas Supreme Court Leaves Harris County Mask Mandates Untouched as TEA Issues New Guidance
Isaiah MitchellAugust 20, 2021
Abbott called the regular appeal process too slow to address Harris County's mask mandates. The Supreme Court of Texas was unconvinced.
The Back MicThe Back Mic: Localities with Mask Mandates Compiled, House Democrat Confirms Overseas Trip, Texas Capitol Flooded
Brad JohnsonAugust 20, 2021
This week — local governments are listed with “unlawful” mask mandates, a Democrat confirms her Portugal vacation during the quorum break, and a rainstorm causes flooding in the Texas Capitol.
EducationIssuesLocal NewsNorth Texas School District Requires Masks in Dress Code, Hoping to Bypass Governor’s Order
Isaiah MitchellAugust 18, 2021
Paris ISD's unique workaround may present unique difficulties. State law says dress codes take effect 90 days after school board adoption.