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Texas exempts religious private schools from local health orders

By Spencer Neale
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Texas exempts religious private schools from local health orders

Private religious schools in Texas are free to decide whether they want to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Attorney General Ken Paxton said in an open letter Friday that local governments in the state do not possess the authority to keep religious private schools from following state health guidelines if they wish to reopen their doors.

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