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A mask mandate introduced by Denton City Council in August will be extended until next month. The ordinance, which was due to expire on September 30th and will now be extended to October 31st, applies to public schools…

This is a development story and is updated regularly.Texas attorney general Ken Paxton announced Friday that he had filed a lawsuit against Richardson ISD to fulfill his promise to sue school districts that require masks.The district…

What a mandate is notRe: "Accept the Mask Compromise - Allow School Mandates, But Let Parents Choose Their Children," Wednesday editorial.Merriam-Webster's definition of mandate: "An official order to do something." One of the things…

UPDATED AT 8:30 PM with testimony from the case.A Dallas County judge heard arguments Tuesday over whether a local mask mandate should continue despite Texas Governor Greg Abbott's ban on local governments from taking such public health…

Plano ISD trustees hold an emergency board meeting to discuss Governor Greg Abbott's executive order banning school districts from prescribing masks.Several counties - including Dallas ISD - are defying Abbott's order and demanding masks…

The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday decided to temporarily allow school districts and some local governments to require masks on their property and rejected Attorney General Ken Paxton's attempt to expedite his mandate contest. The…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) - Millions of high school students in Florida, Texas, and Arizona are now forced to wear masks in class as school authorities in predominantly Democratic areas defy their Republican governors and make…

Airline passengers flying in the United States must continue to wear face masks until at least January, the Transportation Security Administration said on Tuesday.The White House required the wearing of face masks on airlines and public…

The Texas Supreme Court closed the mandate two days after a Dallas appeals court dealt a legal backlash to Governor Greg Abbott by upholding an order from Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins to require masks in schools and businesses.The…

DENTON, Texas - Denton City Council voted Thursday evening to pass a mask mandate that applies to all city facilities, including businesses, schools and city buildings. The mandate comes into force on Friday, August 13th at 12 noon.…

On the first day of the new COVID-19 mask mandate for Dallas County, a number of companies contributed and many customers supported them. At the same time, Dallas County encouraged vaccination in the areas with the lowest…

Masks are once again required in schools and businesses under a new executive order from Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins - and that goes for any restaurant and bar that can withstand the outdoors.The order came a day after a Dallas…

Dallas County companies have three days to implement new masking and safety guidelines or risk fines after Judge Clay Jenkins signed an emergency warrant on Wednesday. The order comes into effect on Wednesday at 11:59 p.m.…

Despite Governor Abbott's orders to ban mask mandates in Texas Schools, the Dallas ISD has introduced a "temporary" mask mandate. KERA reports that the mandate will officially come into force tomorrow (August 10th). The policy applies…

(CNN) - US airlines have seen cancellations and chaos, Canada and Japan crack down on Covid rule breakers, but the UK is opening up to more and more vaccinated visitors. We learned that on pandemic trips this week.1. The US “do not…

AUSTIN - School districts, local officials and hospitals are pushing for Governor Greg Abbott's order banning mask and vaccine mandates and setting the stage for legal showdowns on coronavirus safety measures as cases surge and hospitals…

Carnival Cruise Lines began enforcing a mask mandate early on a cruise from Galveston after several passengers tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. Carnival announced on Wednesday that from August 7th, masking…

This story has been continuously updated with additional details from the Dallas County Commissioners Court session.At his first meeting in about a month, four members of the Dallas County Commissioners Court showed up for work wearing…

When the COVID-19 vaccines were introduced in January, thousands of North Texans waited in queues at megacentres across the region. In Collin County officials used the McKinney ISD football stadium. Elsewhere, the Cotton Bowl…

New guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday rolled back the agency's April guidelines that allowed fully vaccinated individuals to walk indoors in public places without masks. The new…