The GOP’s Crusade Against School Mask Mandates Rages On As COVID Cases Skyrocket

August 12, 2021
on July 8, 2016 in Dallas, Texas.
DALLAS, TX - JULY 08: Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks at Dallas's City Hall near the area that is still an active crime scene in downtown Dallas following the deaths of five police officers last night on July 8, 20... DALLAS, TX - JULY 08: Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks at Dallas's City Hall near the area that is still an active crime scene in downtown Dallas following the deaths of five police officers last night on July 8, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. Five police officers were killed and seven others were injured in the evening ambush during a march against recent police involved shootings. Investigators are saying the suspect is 25-year-old Micah Xavier Johnson of Mesquite, Texas. This is the deadliest incident for U.S. law enforcement since September 11. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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August 12, 2021

State Republicans are ramping up their attacks on school mask requirements as local officials defy GOP governors’ ban on mandates.

Now Republicans like Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are threatening those local officials on Twitter and taking their fight to the courts. This all comes as the COVID-19 Delta variant runs rampant through their states, overwhelming hospitals with new cases.

Follow our live coverage below:

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State Republicans are ramping up their attacks on school mask requirements as local officials defy GOP governors’ ban on mandates.

Now Republicans like Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are threatening those local officials on Twitter and taking their fight to the courts. This all comes as the COVID-19 Delta variant runs rampant through their states, overwhelming hospitals with new cases.

Follow our live coverage below:

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