State capital highlights, Week of Aug. 9-13 , 2021

Abbott sued over mask-mandate ban A growing number of school districts, counties and cities have defied Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates, as COVID-19 cases continue to spike due to the delta variant and a low rate of vaccination among Texans. As KUT.org reported, officials in Dallas and Bexar counties won a first round in court in requiring masks in...

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