Texas Supreme Court Sides with Pax­ton Regard­ing Ban on Mask Mandates

Attorney General Ken Paxton is committed to protecting the rights and freedoms of all Texans. Executive Order GA-38 prohibits governmental entities and officials from mandating face coverings or vaccines. This order has the force and effect of state law and supersedes local rules and regulations.

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Last Updated: 10/05/2021, 10:47 a.m. CT
The following list of governmental entities who have been reported as non-compliant with Executive Order GA-38, updated to reflect their current status:

Aldine ISD*
Alice ISD
Austin Community College*
Austin ISD*
Basis Texas
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD
Bexar County**
Brownsville ISD*
Cameron County*
Clint ISD*
Connally ISD*
Dallas College
Dallas County**
Dallas ISD**
Del Valle ISD*
Denton (City)
DeSoto ISD*
Diboll ISD***
Donna ISD*
Eagle Pass ISD*
Edcouch-Elsa ISD*
Edgewood ISD*
Edinburg CISD*
El Paso (City)*
El Paso Community College
Elgin ISD***
Fort Bend County**
Fort Sam Houston ISD*
Galena Park ISD*
Harlandale ISD*
Harmony Public Schools
Harris County*
Hidalgo County*
Hidalgo ISD*
Honey Grove ISD***
Houston ISD*
IDEA Public Schools
Judson ISD*
Kingsville ISD*
KIPP Texas Public Schools*
La Joya ISD*
Lackland ISD*
Lasara ISD*
La Vega ISD***
Manor ISD*
McAllen ISD*
Meridian School*
Mission CISD*
NYOS Charter School
Paris ISD***
Pearsall ISD*
Pflugerville ISD*
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD*
Pineywoods Community Academy*
Point Isabel ISD*
Port Arthur ISD*
Progreso ISD*
Raymondville ISD*
Richardson ISD***
Rio Hondo ISD*
Round Rock ISD***
San Antonio ISD
San Benito CISD*
Santa Gertrudis ISD*
San Marcos CISD*
Spring ISD***
Texas Southern University
Travis County*
Uplift Education*
Valley View ISD*
Vanguard Academy*
Waco ISD***
* indicates currently not in compliance; letter sent by the Texas Attorney General's Office
** indicates that the Office of the Attorney General is in active litigation with government entity regarding the enforcement of GA-38

***  indicates lawsuit filed by the Office of the Attorney General against government entity to enforce GA-38

Now in Compliance (previously not in compliance):

Angleton ISD
Aransas Pass ISD
Beaumont ISD
Beeville ISD
Brooks County ISD
Calvert ISD
Canutillo ISD
Carrizo Springs CISD
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Carthage ISD
Channelview ISD
Chapel Hill ISD
Cedar Hill ISD
Coppell ISD
Corpus Christi ISD
Crowley ISD
Denton ISD
Dilley ISD
Dripping Springs ISD
Eanes ISD
El Paso Health Authority
El Paso ISD
Ferris ISD
Fort Bend ISD
Fort Worth ISD
Freer ISD
Galveston ISD
Garland ISD
Grand Prairie ISD
Hays County
Highland Park ISD
Kennedale ISD
Killeen ISD
Laredo ISD
Leander ISD
Lockhart ISD
Longview ISD
Los Fresnos CISD
Lufkin ISD
Marble Falls ISD
Mathis ISD
Mesquite ISD
Midway ISD
McGregor ISD
North East ISD
Northside ISD
Nueces County
Plainview ISD
Plano ISD
Premont ISD
Randolph Fields ISD
Red Oak ISD
Salado ISD
San Angelo ISD
San Diego ISD
Sherman ISD
Socorro ISD
South Texas ISD
Sharyland ISD
Sheldon ISD
South San Antonio ISD
Spring Branch ISD
Texas City ISD
Tom Green County
Trenton ISD
United ISD
Weslaco ISD
Westlake Academy
West Orange Cove CISD
West Oso ISD
Ysleta ISD


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