{"id":523605,"date":"2021-05-18T22:50:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T02:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=523605"},"modified":"2021-05-18T22:50:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T02:50:49","slug":"texas-bans-mask-mandates-for-local-governments-and-public-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-bans-mask-mandates-for-local-governments-and-public-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bans Mask Mandates For Local Governments And Public Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" 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buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FA35A995-BFF7-4E74-A854-FA0D5B54B2BA_1_201_a.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Republican Governor Greg Abbott of Texas issued an executive order on Tuesday that will ban local governments and schools from requiring face masks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The executive order <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/uploads\/files\/press\/EO-GA-36_prohibition_on_mandating_face_coverings_response_to_COVID-19_disaster_IMAGE_05-18-2021.pdf\"><span class=\"s1\">stated<\/span><\/a> that:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"19\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>No government entity, including a county, city, school district, and public health authority, and no governmental official may require any person to wear a face covering or to mandate that another person wear a face covering; <\/i><span class=\"s1\"><i>provided, however, that: <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>a.state supported living centers, government-owned hospitals, and government-operated hospitals may continue to use appropriate policies regarding the wearing of face coverings; and <\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote readability=\"9\">\n<p><i><\/i><i>b.the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and any county and municipal jails acting consistent with guidance by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards may continue to use appropriate policies regarding the wearing of face coverings. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">The order goes on to state that public schools may continue adhering to current mask policies until June 4, at which point the Texas Education Agency will change its guidance so that \u201cno student, teacher, parent, or other staff member or visitor may be required to wear a face covering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Local governments are also required to end their mask mandates by May 21 and any governments that continue to require mask-wearing could face a fine up to $1,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Abbott announced the move in a tweet, saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"14\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>TX is prohibiting mask mandates by gov\u2019t entities. <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Starting May 21, local govts attempting to impose mask mandates can be fined up to $1K. <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>We\u2019re also prohibiting public schools from mandating masks after June 4.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Texans, not gov\u2019t, should decide their best health practices.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe Lone Star state continues to defeat COVID-19 through the use of widely-available vaccines, antibody therapeutic drugs, and safe practices utilized by Texans in our communities,\u201d Abbott said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1394730325612404741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1394730325612404741%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/legislation\/554171-texas-governor-bans-local-governments-schools-from-requiring-face\"><span class=\"s1\">press release<\/span><\/a>. \u201cTexans, not government, should decide their best health practices, which is why masks will not be mandated by public school districts or government entities.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"15.14367816092\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TX is prohibiting mask mandates by gov\u2019t entities. <\/p>\n<p>Starting May 21, local govts attempting to impose mask mandates can be fined up to $1K. <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re also prohibiting public schools from mandating masks after June 4.<\/p>\n<p>Texans, not gov\u2019t, should decide their best health practices. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M7iN4sLBJV\">pic.twitter.com\/M7iN4sLBJV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1394730325612404741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">The move comes after Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/texas-celebrates-zero-covid-deaths-2-months-after-biden-mocked-its-reopening-plan\"><span class=\"s1\">reached several milestones<\/span><\/a> over the weekend in its fight against COVID-19, months after President Joe Biden had mocked the state\u2019s reopening strategy as \u201cNeanderthal thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Sunday, Abbott announced in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1394090593672994822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1394090593672994822%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/texas-celebrates-zero-covid-deaths-2-months-after-biden-mocked-its-reopening-plan\"><span class=\"s1\">tweet<\/span><\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"12\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Today Texas reported:<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>*0 Covid related deaths\u2013the only time that\u2019s happened since data was tracked in March, 2020.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>*the fewest Covid cases in over 13 months<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>*the lowest 7-day Covid positivity rate ever<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>*the lowest Covid hospitalizations in 11 months.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Thanks, Texans!<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/texas-celebrates-zero-covid-deaths-2-months-after-biden-mocked-its-reopening-plan\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a>, Biden\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-mocks-texas-and-mississippi-for-reopening-dropping-mask-mandates-neanderthal-thinking\"><span class=\"s1\">mocked<\/span><\/a> Texas and Mississippi \u2014 both run by Republican governors and legislatures \u2014 in early March for their decision to lift mask mandates and reopen their economies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI think it\u2019s a big mistake,\u201d Biden said to a reporter when asked about the reopening. \u201cLook, I hope everybody\u2019s realized by now these masks make a difference. We are on the cusp of being able to fundamentally change the nature of this disease because of the way in which we\u2019re able to get vaccines in people\u2019s arms. We\u2019ve been able to move that all the way up to the end of May to have enough for every American, to get every adult American to get a shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe last thing, the last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking that in the meantime everything\u2019s fine, take off your mask,\u201d Biden continued. \u201cForget it. It still matters\u2026 And it\u2019s critical, critical, critical, critical that they follow the science. Wash your hands, hot water, do it frequently. Wear a mask and stay socially distant. And I know you all know that, I wish the heck some of our elected officials knew it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span>member<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Governor Greg Abbott of Texas issued an executive order on Tuesday that will ban local governments and schools from requiring face masks.The executive order stated that:No government entity, including &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278514,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FA35A995-BFF7-4E74-A854-FA0D5B54B2BA_1_201_a.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Texas Bans Mask Mandates For Local Governments And Public Schools","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-523605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FA35A995-BFF7-4E74-A854-FA0D5B54B2BA_1_201_a.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Texas Bans Mask Mandates For Local Governments And Public Schools","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=523605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523605\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=523605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=523605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=523605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}