AG Paxton Again In Legal War With Austin Over Local Mask Mandate

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Accusing Austin and Travis County officials of violating Gov. Greg Abbott's pandemic-related orders, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton threatened Wednesday to sue unless a local mask mandate for businesses was rescinded, the Austin American-Statesman reports.

The legal drama is likely to be playing out today in Texas courts.

Abbott's most recent executive order, which ended a statewide mask mandate and prohibited limits on business operations, "has the force and effect of state law and supersedes local rules and regulations," Paxton said in a letter to Austin Mayor Steve Adler and Travis County Judge Andy Brown.

The governor's order urges all people in the state to continue to follow best practices oh, and allows businesses to individually require masks within their stores.
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