@ssevener The governor’s order specifically denies the ability for local entities to require masks or mandate it in some other way. Before the state mandate, cities couldn’t mandate masks but…

@mattlargey Damn, you’re right. I missed the last part of the sentence “or mandate the wearing” in 1.b. Even property tax exemptions are constitutionally-determined, so couldn’t do anything like impose…

@mattlargey Before the state mandate, local gov’t could mandate that businesses could require masks. Reading the EO, that seems like it may be possible again? Does that seem correct? Could…

@alifromdablock @mattlargey Pres. Biden said today that teachers will be a focus in March through the federal retail pharmacy vaccine program. washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/…

RT @mannyfidel: an 11-year-old boy froze to death in Texas last week while trying to keep his 3-year-old brother warm https://t.co/t3IS3m5T…

@mattlargey Oh interesting, El Paso is still listed on dshs.texas.gov/ga32/ Laredo was listed during Abbott’s speech, but since removed.