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ABBOTT v. JENKINS

No. 05-21-00733-CV.

665 S.W.3d 675 (2021)

Greg ABBOTT, in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of Texas, and the State of Texas, Appellants v. Clay JENKINS, in His Official Capacity as County Judge of Dallas County, Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Opinion Filed November 22, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin L. Dower , Brent Webster , Judd Stone II , Ken Paxton , Lanora Pettit , Samuel Grant Dorfman , Todd Dickerson , William F. Cole , Office of the Attorney General, Austin, for Appellant.

Amy Warr , Anna Meredith Baker , Douglas W. Alexander , Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP, Austin, Andrew B. Sommerman , George Tex Quesada , Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada & Geisler, L.L.P., Dallas, Brent Walker , Caleb Miller , Charla G. Aldous , Jeffrey H. Rasansky , Tiffany Standly , Aldous\Walker LLP, Dallas, Kirsten M. Castañeda , Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP, Dallas, Sean J. McCaffity , Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada, & Geisler, L.L.P., Dallas, for Appellee.

Warren V. Norred , Norred Law PLLC, Arlington, for Intervenor.

Before Justices Osborne, Pedersen, III, and Nowell.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

The parties dispute whether the governor has the authority to preclude county judges from issuing orders that mandate the wearing of face coverings within counties in Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster. Appellants Greg Abbott, in his official...

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