Two judges in Texas on Tuesday said counties can enact mask mandates, ruling against Gov. Greg Abbott’s mask mandate ban. State District Judge Tonya Parker, a Democrat, said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, another Democrat, is likely to prevail in his lawsuit against Abbott’s ban, and said Jenkins has the power to mandate face coverings and other strategies aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. Parker said in her ruling that the citizens of Dallas County would suffer “immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage” if Jenkins did not have the ability to enact such measures. State District Judge Antonia Arteaga, another Democrat, also ruled in favor of local authorities in issuing a temporary restraining order against the statewide ban. San Antonio and Bexar County Medical Director Dr. Junda Woo quickly issued a mask mandate in schools for anyone age 2 or older, while San Antonio Manager Erik …
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