A judge in Texas on Friday granted Harris County’s request for a temporary restraining order to block Gov. Greg Abbott’s order that bans mask mandates, thereby allowing the county to temporarily issue mask mandates in public schools. Abbott’s order bans government entities such as county, city, school district, or public health authorities from requiring people to wear face masks and get vaccinated. It follows a similar order Abbott issued in May, which came just days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that vaccinated people can stop wearing masks. Judge Jan Soifer of the 345th Civil District Court in Travis County granted the request after Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo on Thursday announced a mask mandate for all county schools and daycares. It also comes a day after the county’s attorney, Christian D. Menefee, filed a lawsuit against Abbott’s order. In a statement Friday, Menefee said that Harris County “fought alongside school districts across the …