BREAKING: Facing legal setbacks, Texas drops enforcement of school mask mandate ban.

[riversedge]

@ASlavitt
BREAKING: Facing legal setbacks, Texas drops enforcement of school mask mandate ban.

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[Tomconroy]

1. Now that's good news

[Laura PourMeADrink]

2. Wow this is just incredible good news, thank you so much for posting

Science and common sense wins!!!

[LeftInTX]

11. It's just TEA. Abbott and Paxton are not involved

The Texas Education Agency on Thursday said that Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) executive order banning local mask mandates in schools will not be enforced as it faces legal challenges from multiple districts.

Abbott and Paxton kinda lost at the TX Supreme Court today, due to a technicality. They went directly to the Supreme Court, but the Supreme Court stated they must go through the appeals courts first.

I hate these tweet headline posts!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

15. That sucks:(. Thanks for the honest take on it. nt

[captain queeg]

3. Good news. I expect the GOP will white wash this.

In a couple weeks they’ll deny they ever pushed the anti-mask rules.

[Tomconroy]

4. Apparently the state Education Department said

They won't enforce a mask ban until litigation is resolved, which could take a long time.

[boston bean]

5. What fucking century are we living in?

We have either been time warped back to the late 1600’s or more likely just have some of the stupidest damn people living in the USA. My best guess is the latter.

Who the hell in their right mind issues orders to ban people from mandating masks in a pandemic?

A bunch of dumb,corrupt, shameless bunch of fools.

[iluvtennis]

9. Well said - ditto. n/t

[sprinkleeninow]

16. Copy that. eom

[Cha]

6. Fucking Zombie BotAbbot

[LeftInTX]

7. It's only the Texas Education Agency...pending litigation...

Abbott didn't fold.....

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/568668-texas-ban-on-school-mask-mandates-wont-be-enforced-amid-litigation

That's the problem with Tweet threads....

[rpannier]

12. Thank you for this

Makes my post to the thread look foolish, but I won't change it

[Budi]

8. Figuring how to get around Joe Biden's Federal Powers he just slapped down on them.

The Disabilities Rights Act, for one.

[vanlassie]

18. Gee, I wonder if Abbott has heard of the Disabilities Act...

[Budi]

20. IKR! DRA for Me but not for Thee 🤬

Like we needed anything more to loathe him for!

There really are some horrible people on this earth.

[DinahMoeHum]

21. 'Cause he's already being sued for violations of it. . .

See post #14.

[rpannier]

10. But...But...But... Freedom, the state of Texas is abandoning Freedom?

What happened to 1776?

[SCantiGOP]

13. The liberals won

So they are less feee to kill people with stupidity.

[DinahMoeHum]

14. Methinks a lawsuit against Abbott is still in play, though.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215759689

[spanone]

17. K&R

Hope the lawsuits have started in Florida

[JCMach1]

19. Texas is getting to nightmare mode... Personally, my 11 yo's school district

Frisco ISD did not put in place a mask policy and with maybe 1 in 4 wearing masks at best we are notified of 1-3 new cases daily.

Me, I was directly exposed at my new job (second week) after nearly dying with Covid last September. I tested negative yesterday, bit I have lung irritation and runny nose today. Of course, it could be allergies. Will retest at work on Sunday unless I am certainly sick sooner.

And oh yeah, our new rescue kitten is sneezing today. Might need a trip to the vet tomorrow. And yes, kitties can also get Covid (playing or licking my work shoes???)

Fun times. Fun times to live in TX.