Mon Aug 28, 2023 – 6:43 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott declared last week that mask mandates will not return to the Lone Star State on his watch amid a resurgence of mandates in various localities across America.
In recent days, some schools, hospitals, and businesses have resumed mask mandates, citing rising cases from new COVID variants against which the government admits current vaccines may be ineffective. The news has prompted speculation as to whether a return to broader lockdowns is forthcoming.
“There will be NO mask mandates in Texas,” Abbott announced on August 24.
There will be NO mask mandates in Texas.https://t.co/qFbfxuenhR
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) August 25, 2023
“Governor Abbott issued executive orders to prevent local governments from encroaching on Texans’ individual liberties,” the governor’s office said in a press release earlier this month. “These executive orders protect Texans from mask and vaccine mandates, as well as school and business closures.”
“Working with the Texas Legislature, Governor Abbott signed into law includes key measures to protect individual liberties by prohibiting” government vaccine mandates, mask mandates, and school or business closures, the release added.
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the
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