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1. news.yahoo.com › texas-governor-threatens-finesTexas Governor Threatens Fines for Local Officials Who ...

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   Jul 30, 2021 · Texas governor Greg Abbott. on Thursday threatened to issue fines to local officials who enforce new mask mandates. Abbott’s warning comes after the CDC reversed course earlier this week...

2. www.cnbc.com › 2021/07/29 › texas-gov-abbott-doublesTexas Gov. Abbott threatens fines again against local ...

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   Jul 29, 2021 · Texas Gov. Abbott threatens fines again against local officials and businesses that enforce mask mandates, vaccine requirements. Published Thu, Jul 29 20216:25 PM EDT Updated Thu, Jul...

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4. www.newsweek.com › texas-appeals-court-rulesTexas Appeals Court Rules Against Gov. Abbott, Says He Can't ...

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   Jan 6, 2022 · In July, Abbott issued an executive order attempting to keep local governments and officials from instituting mask mandates, threatening an up to $1,000 fine for failure to comply. The...

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   Jul 30, 2021 · Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) threatened to fine local officials who enforce new mask mandates. Abbott issued an executive order on Thursday which he said would provide clarity and uniformity in...

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   Are Texas governors defending their actions as legal?

   • All of the governors have defended their actions as legal. “I can’t remember that the governor has ever used state powers for this type of militarized border enforcement,” said Barbara Hines, founder and former director of the University of Texas Law School Immigration Clinic.

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   Why is Texas a weak governor?

   • Research groups consistently rank Texas as a “weak governor” state because its constitution limits what the governor can do without legislative authorization. Executive officers such as the lieutenant governor and the attorney general are also independently elected, not appointed by the governor, further diluting the power of the office.

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   Does Texas have the power to ban mask mandates?

   • The governor of Texas and the state's attorney general were dealt a loss in court Thursday. A Texas Court of Appeals ruled that Governor Greg Abbottdoes not have the authority to ban mask mandates.

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   Should Texas public servants follow the law?

   • “Our number-one priority as public servants is to follow the law,” Abbott, who served as Texas attorney general before he was elected, told staffers, according to his autobiography. Adhering to the law was “a way to ignore the pressure of politics, polls, money and lobbying.”

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7. www.dallasnews.com › news › 2021/08/11Masks again mandatory in Dallas County schools, businesses ...

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   News. Masks again mandatory in Dallas County schools, businesses but Gov. Abbott, Paxton mount legal fight. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a petition for an appeal against Dallas...

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8. www.texastribune.org › greg-abbott-texas-governorHow Greg Abbott consolidated power like no other Texas ...

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   Oct 25, 2022 · Greg Abbott ran as a small-government conservative. But the governor’s office now has more power than ever. Abbott has consolidated power like none before him, at times circumventing the...

9. www.ksat.com › features › 2022/09/19Times of trouble remind us Texas open government laws are ...

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   Sep 19, 2022 · The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas has urged law enforcement and government officials at all levels – school district, city, county, state and federal – to promptly release critical...