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Appellate court hits pause on Abbott, Point Isabel mask mandate challenge
https://www.yahoo.com/news/appellate-court-hits-pause-abbott-044900380.htmlFeb. 2—The 13th Court of Texas Appeals has placed on hold a challenge by Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton of a lower court ruling that overrode Abbott's authority during the pandemic to nullify a mask mandate by the Point Isabel Independent School District.
On Wednesday, the appeals court said the issues in the case had already been fully briefed, that the 13th Court had on its own reviewed the issues in similar cases involving Dallas, San Antonio and Houston now before the Texas Supreme Court, and ordered Abbott's and Paxton's case against Point Isabel to be abated until the Supreme Court rules on the similar cases involving the three big cities.
"In so ruling, we note that PIISD has offered each of these cases in support of its position in this appeal. Judicial economy dictates that we should abate the instant appeal pending the guidance that the supreme court's disposition of these cases may provide," the 13th Court stated in its order.
On Wednesday, the appeals court said the issues in the case had already been fully briefed, that the 13th Court had on its own reviewed the issues in similar cases involving Dallas, San Antonio and Houston now before the Texas Supreme Court, and ordered Abbott's and Paxton's case against Point Isabel to be abated until the Supreme Court rules on the similar cases involving the three big cities.
"In so ruling, we note that PIISD has offered each of these cases in support of its position in this appeal. Judicial economy dictates that we should abate the instant appeal pending the guidance that the supreme court's disposition of these cases may provide," the 13th Court stated in its order.
