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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson Signs Order Requiring Face Coverings Inside City Government Buildings
The mayor's new regulation, issued pursuant to the state of local disaster declared on March 12, 2020, takes effect on March 10, 2021.
March 4, 2021
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson on Thursday, March 4, signed a new emergency regulation mandating face coverings inside all city buildings.
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While Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest order ends COVID-19 state restrictions next Wednesday, saying “no person may be required by any jurisdiction to wear or to mandate the wearing of a face covering,” the order does not preclude “businesses or other establishments,” including local governments, from implementing mask requirements in their buildings.
The mayor’s new regulation, issued pursuant to the state of local disaster declared on March 12, 2020, takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on March 10, 2021, when the governor’s statewide mask mandate expires.
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