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‘I will sue you’: Texas AG Ken Paxton gives City of Austin deadline to rescind mask mandate

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Posted: Mar 10, 2021 / 03:07 PM CSTUpdated: Mar 11, 2021 / 02:58 PM CSTAUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is threatening to sue the City of Austin, after the city decided to keep its mask mandate and COVID-19 orders in place despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to lift those protocols Wednesday statewide.“You and local health authorities have until 6:00pm today to rescind any mask mandates or business-operating restrictions and come into full compliance with GA-34,” . “Otherwise, on behalf of the State of Texas, I will sue you.”He called out Austin Mayor Steve Adler and Travis County Judge Andy Brown in the tweet.In a letter to Adler and Brown, Paxton said it’s not up to local jurisdictions to decide how businesses will operate. Under the new order, businesses are able to decide for themselves whether to require masks or capacity restrictions.In an interview with KXAN Tuesday, Adler said, “there’s two state laws in the health and safety code of the state, that specifically gives cities the ability to enforce laws reasonably necessary to protect the public health.”This past July, Adler said they passed an ordinance that the local health authority will have the force of law in Austin and Travis County. You can watch the full interview with Adler below.Austin City Council Member Greg Casar responded to Paxton’s tweet, saying, “while El Paso rolled out makeshift morgues, you sued them for protecting residents. While Texans froze in the dark, you fled the state for warmer weather. Now, you’re going out of your way (again) to win political points, even if it costs lives. We’ll see you in court.”The City of Austin said right now, it has no plans to rescind the mask mandate, and Travis County officials said Judge Brown is in agreement with that. Additionally, rescinding the orders would require a vote from Travis County Commissioners Court.Over the past five years, Paxton has sued the City of Austin at least five times in high profile cases and won each of them:Thanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe NowThanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe Now✕× Close Ad

Posted: Mar 10, 2021 / 03:07 PM CSTUpdated: Mar 11, 2021 / 02:58 PM CSTAUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is threatening to sue the City of Austin, after the city decided to keep its mask mandate and COVID-19 orders in place despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to lift those protocols Wednesday statewide.“You and local health authorities have until 6:00pm today to rescind any mask mandates or business-operating restrictions and come into full compliance with GA-34,” . “Otherwise, on behalf of the State of Texas, I will sue you.”He called out Austin Mayor Steve Adler and Travis...

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