Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday issued an order barring local governments and schools from requiring face masks indoors, coming just days after federal health officials relaxed guidance around face coverings for vaccinated people. Local Texas governments have to get rid of their mask mandates by May 12, said Abbot’s executive order, and schools have to do the same by June 4. If local governments fail to comply, they could face fines of up to $1,000, said a press release from the governor’s office. “The Lone Star state continues to defeat COVID-19 through the use of widely-available vaccines, antibody therapeutic drugs, and safe practices utilized by Texans in our communities,” the Republican governor said in a news release. “Texans, not government, should decide their best health practices, which is why masks will not be mandated by public school districts or government entities.” Abbott, in a tweet, said that it should …