### [2021-08-13](/feed/2021/08/13/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic
# Multiple appellate courts in Texas uphold the mask mandates imposed in Bexar, Dallas, Harris, and Travis counties in a effort to override Governor Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates in schools. 




### Sources:

1. [The Hill](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/567851-texas-school-districts-key-county-get-temporary-wins-on-masks)

### Changes:

1. Multiple appeal courts in Texas upholds the mask mandates imposed in Bexar, Dallas, Harris, and Travis counties in a effort to override Governor Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates in schools.  _2021-08-14 19:06:48 (First version)_
1. Multiple appellate courts in Texas uphold the mask mandates imposed in Bexar, Dallas, Harris, and Travis counties in a effort to override Governor Greg Abbott's ban on mask mandates in schools.  _(Current version)_

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