Gov. Greg Abbott can ban local COVID-19 mask mandates, Texas Supreme Court rules

The ruling undoes conflicting opinions from three Texas appeals courts in suits from Dallas, Harris and Bexar Counties.

An exterior view of the Texas Supreme Court in Austin, Texas, Friday, December 10, 2021. The court ruled Friday that Gov. Greg Abbot was in his right when he nixed local mask mandates made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. AUSTIN – The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that Gov. Greg Abbott has the authority to call off local mask mandates in response to COVID-19 or any other disasters.

The court ruled in a case from Harris County that the county’s local disaster response authority does not supersede executive orders from the governor. The unanimous opinion rendered moot lawsuits from Dallas and Bexar Counties filed after Abbott issued an executive order in 2021 banning mask mandates.

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