On Thursday, the 8th Court of Appeals denied the City of El Paso’s motion for emergency relief, requiring the City to temporarily lift the Local City-County Health Authority’s indoor mask mandate until the Court decides the merits of the Attorney General’s appeal. Today’s decision is based on the Texas Supreme Court’s August 26th decision in […]Read More
During an emergency session called on Monday, the City Council voted 5 to 3 to file a lawsuit against Texas Governor Greg Abbott that would support local protective measures. Additionally, City-County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza is preparing to issue a countywide mask mandate for all indoor facilities. The Local Health Authority Order will take […]Read More
Local mask mandates are popping back up across Texas — even as Gov. Greg Abbott has stressed that local officials who try to enforce restrictions aimed at reducing spread of COVID-19 will be penalized. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is the most recent to defy the governor’s order. He announced Monday that the city’s nearly 22,000 […]Read More
In accordance with Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Executive Order No. 36 (GA-36), and in coordination with its Department of Public Health and Office of Emergency Management, the City of El Paso, officials announced that they will amend the City’s Local Emergency Directive. “We are seeing encouraging downward trends in hospitalizations and active cases; however, we […]Read More
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