Texas Lifting Mask Mandate for Schools

Tré Goins-Phillips : May 21, 2021
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"...Texans, not gov’t, should decide their best health practices..." -Gov Greg Abbott

[Faithwire.com] Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed an executive order this week banning city and county governments and public school districts from imposing mandatory mask mandates beginning June 5. (Screengrab image)

Any official or administration imposing such mandates will be subject to a $1,000 fine, according to the order the governor signed Tuesday.

Abbott issued the decree just two days after he announced Texas recorded zero COVID-related deaths over the preceding 24-hour period for the first time since the pandemic began last spring.

"The 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," he said in a statement. "Texans, not government, should decide their best health practices, which is why masks will not be mandated by public school districts or government entities. We can continue to mitigate COVID-19 while defending Texans' liberty to choose whether or not they mask up"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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