Commissioner J.J. Koch says Dallas County should ditch mask mandate as omicron surge wanes
Dallas Morning News
Scudder, C.
02/16/2022
4 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Dallas County; Jenkins, Clay Lewis; Koch, J.J.; Medical equipment; Public health
Dallas judge sides with Jenkins, says Abbott can’t enforce mask mandate ban
Dallas Morning News
Scudder, C.
08/26/2021
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Executive orders; Jenkins, Clay Lewis; Koch, J.J.; Medical equipment; Parker, Tonya; Public health
Mask mandate ban not being enforced, TEA says
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
08/20/2021
7 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Education Agency, Texas; Medical equipment; Paxton, Ken
Fort Worth parent sending kids out of Texas amid COVID surge to ‘give them better odds’
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Johnson, K.
08/18/2021
11 doc(s)
Chupp, John P.; Coronavirus; Fort Worth Independent School District; Hospitals; Medical equipment; Parents; Public health surveillance; Student health
Jenkins says mask order will stay despite Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocking it
Dallas Morning News
Torralva, K.
08/16/2021
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Dallas County; Dallas Independent School District; Executive orders; Jenkins, Clay Lewis; Koch, J.J.; Medical equipment; Paxton, Ken; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, Texas
State appeals court upholds Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins’ mask mandate
Dallas Morning News
Nix, M.
08/14/2021
5 doc(s)
5th Court of Appeals, Texas; Abbott, Greg; Cardona, Miguel; Coronavirus; Executive orders; Jenkins, Clay Lewis; Medical equipment; School districts; Student health; Texas Disaster Act of 1975
Arlington ISD considers suing Gov. Abbott over mask mandate; FWISD mask plans stopped by judge
Dallas Morning News
Donaldson, E.
08/14/2021
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Executive orders; Medical equipment; School districts
Temporary Win for Texas School Districts, County on Masks
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Lozano, J.
08/14/2021
9 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Executive orders; Medical equipment; School districts
ICU beds in state at pandemic record low
Austin American Statesman
Moreno-Lozano, L.
08/13/2021
8 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Hospitals; Medical equipment; Public health surveillance
‘Restaurants are battlegrounds’: Dallas eateries to comply with mask mandate even if customers gripe
Dallas Morning News
Ballor, C.
08/13/2021
5 doc(s)
Coronavirus; Jenkins, Clay Lewis; Medical equipment; Restaurants
Texas hospitals are facing a COVID-19 disaster. Gov. Abbott must act.
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
08/13/2021
6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; County government; Hospitals; Public health; Public health surveillance; Trauma Service Areas
Harris, Fort Bend counties join metro areas sparring with Abbott over COVID-19 restrictions
Houston Chronicle
Despart, Z.
08/13/2021
8 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; County government; Executive orders; George, KP; Hidalgo, Lina; Medical equipment; School districts; Texas Disaster Act of 1975
40 Texas children newly hospitalized with COVID per day, the highest rate in a year
Houston Chronicle
Wermund, B.
08/13/2021
8 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Child safety; Coronavirus; Hospitals; Hotez, Peter; Public health surveillance; Rinaldi, Matt
Cities, schools do hard work fighting virus Abbott won't
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
08/13/2021
8 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Executive orders; Medical equipment; Public health surveillance
Masks again mandatory in Dallas County schools, businesses but Gov. Abbott, Paxton mount legal fight
Dallas Morning News
Scudder, C.
08/12/2021
9 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Attorney General opinions; Coronavirus; County government; Executive orders; Jenkins, Clay Lewis; Medical equipment; Municipal government; Paxton, Ken; Public health; School districts
What’s next for Texas Governor Greg Abbott as school districts defy his mask order?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dearman, E.
08/12/2021
9 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Attorney General of Texas; Coronavirus; Executive orders; Jenkins, Clay Lewis; Medical equipment; Paxton, Ken; Public health surveillance; School districts; Scribner, Kent P.
Why Fort Worth and Tarrant won’t defy Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dickson, G.
08/12/2021
8 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; County government; Executive orders; Medical equipment; Municipal government; Parker, Mattie; Whitley, Glen
Gov. Abbott moves to strike down mask mandates enacted by defiant local officials
Houston Chronicle
Scherer, J.
08/12/2021
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Attorney General of Texas; Attorney General opinions; Coronavirus; County government; Executive orders; Jenkins, Clay Lewis; Medical equipment; Municipal government; Paxton, Ken; Public health; School districts; Supreme Court, Texas; Texas Disaster Act of 1975
Facing mounting pressure, Gov. Greg Abbott maintains ban on mask mandate in Texas
Austin American Statesman
Mekelburg, M.
08/11/2021
7 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Executive orders; Hellerstedt, John; Hospitals; Jenkins, Clay Lewis; Medical equipment; Nirenberg, Ron; Paxton, Ken; Powell, Beverly; Public health surveillance
Dallas judge rules that Abbott’s mask mandate ban cannot be enforced, paves way for new requirements
Dallas Morning News
Scudder, C.
08/11/2021
9 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; County government; Executive orders; Jenkins, Clay Lewis; Medical equipment; Parents; Parker, Tonya; Paxton, Ken; Public health surveillance; School districts; Student health; Texas Disaster Act of 1975
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins sues Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over mask mandate ban
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Fechter, J.
08/11/2021
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; County government; Executive orders; Jenkins, Clay Lewis; Medical equipment; Public health surveillance
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins asks court to block Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates
Dallas Morning News
Scudder, C.
08/10/2021
6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Executive orders; Jenkins, Clay Lewis; Medical equipment; School districts
Fort Worth schools won’t require masks, will ‘strongly encourage’ people to wear them
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Allen, S.
08/10/2021
7 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Education Agency, Texas; Executive orders; Fort Worth Independent School District; Medical equipment; Public health surveillance
Hospitals need help in COVID surge. Here’s one easy thing Gov. Greg Abbott should do
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Editorial
08/08/2021
6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Executive orders; Hospitals; Medical equipment; Vaccine mandates
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins: Drop the mask mandate
Dallas Morning News
Girgis, L.
08/07/2021
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Coronavirus; Executive orders; Jenkins, Clay Lewis; Koch, J.J.; Medical equipment; Paxton, Ken
