Gov. Greg Abbott said he will not renew Texas’ COVID-19 disaster declaration after he signed a law that bans local governments from requiring COVID masks, vaccines or shutdowns. TX appears to be the last state with a broad COVID-19 disaster declaration.
, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.said Monday he will not renew Texas’ long-running COVID-19 disaster declaration later this week after he signed a law that bans local mandates related to the pandemic.
“I was seeking legislation this session that would override those local jurisdictions before I took down my disaster declaration,” Abbott said at an unrelated news conference Monday in Austin. “They passed that legislation and, as a result, when the disaster declaration comes up for renewal later on this month, I will not renew it.”
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