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.
Major cities in Texas are continuing to promote policies and practices that improve their “LGBTQ inclusiveness” score with the Human Rights Campaign.
The San Antonio state representative is running for the top executive position in Bexar County instead of seeking reelection.
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.
From high-dollar diversity plans to mundane building bonds, voters are watching longstanding school projects with new suspicion.
On the eve of San Antonio ISD's deadline for staff to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the Supreme Court of Texas halted the mandate.
Three Democrats and two Republicans are vying to replace retiring state Rep. Leo Pacheco (D-San Antonio), who took the seat in 2019.
The city transit and police departments both weathered proposals to lower the tax rate by cutting their budgets.
Some school districts around Texas are experimenting with mask mandates that let parents opt their children out — and so is the legislature.
After Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued, the district said its vaccine requirement for staff would not apply to vaccines authorized for emergency use.
San Antonio ISD may be the first school district in the state to require vaccines for staff, running afoul of Governor Abbott's recent order.
The court will fully consider the case later this week, but for now the local mandates are prohibited until a final verdict is delivered.