Austin-Travis County mandates masks in public schools, defying Gov. Abbott’s ban
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by: Russell Falcon, Tahera Rahman
Posted: Aug 11, 2021 / 05:45 PM CDT / Updated: Aug 11, 2021 / 10:55 PM CDT



AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin and Travis County will require face masks for residents in city and county buildings and public schools — in direct opposition to a ban by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

Austin Mayor Steve Adler and Travis County Judge Andy Brown announced the decision Wednesday evening, with Brown saying: “Mayor Adler and I signed orders requiring masks in public schools and county/city buildings. With our kids back in school next week, our community & public health officials have called on us to take this reasonable measure. This will protect countless lives & keep us safe.”

The orders, which go into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, August 12, specifically say:

Students, staff and visitors over the age of two are REQUIRED to wear a face covering while on school property or school buses during Stages 3, 4 and 5 as set forth in Austin Public Health’s Risk-Based Chart. This includes all public schools, including public charter schools in the City of Austin.
An individual over the age of two is REQUIRED to wear a face covering while present on or in City and County property unless expressly exempted in Section 2 or by a City or County policy applicable to the premises or facility.

Abbott posted to Twitter shortly after the Adler/Brown announcement, threatening: “Any school district, public university, or local government official that decides to defy GA-38—which prohibits gov’t entities from mandating masks—will be taken to court.”

Adler and Brown said they are ready for that. -- excerpt, rest at link above --

Will do, @mimi2020

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