#Austin City Council Extends Mask Mandates, Fines, Through December, 2021

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Austin’s mayor and city council Thursday reportedly approved extending its controversial mask mandate for an entire year.

The mandate fines anyone over the age of 10 caught without wearing a mask in public up to $2,000 per violation.

Mayor Steve Adler and the city council, all Democrats, passed the extension without discussion. It was item #43 on their lengthy agenda. The fines now extend through the year 2021, ending on December 31st next year.

It was noted in media reports that it came just a day after Mayor Adler was caught making a video in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in which he scolded residents for not wearing masks and not staying home.

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