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City of Austin to continue mask mandate despite Governor s mask mandate reversal
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AUSTIN, Texas â Members of the Austin City Council announced that they would continue to require masks despite Governor Greg Abbott s executive order that lifted mask mandates and other COVID-19 safety restrictions.
District 4 Austin City Council Member Gregorio Casar Tweeted about it Tuesday.
This action is both legal and the right thing to do. Cities have independent authority under TX constitution, & state law allows cities to create health rules. If state officials sue Austin, theyâll be going out of their way to harm the health of Texans.https://t.co/W8GtRqLwM4
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City of Austin to continue enforcing face masks despite State order Drew Knight, Paul Livengood
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The City of Austin will continue to require wearing masks in the community, according to City leaders.
The statewide mask mandate will lift on Wednesday, March 10, according to Gov. Greg Abbott s order from last week. Gov. Abbott announced on March 2 that he is opening Texas 100% in addition to lifting the mask mandate in Texas. We believe in masking. We know it works, said Dr. Mark Escott with Austin Public Health on Tuesday. We saw the dramatic impact that the masking mandate had when it was issued by the governor on July 2, with almost two weeks to the date, a substantial and sustained decrease in transmission. We need that to continue. We need the efforts to continue. We need people to continue to mask and distance and do those things that have gotten us out of surge here in Travis County. So our hope is that people, our community, our elected
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