{"id":"MET-HOU-063","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Harris County, Texas","state":"TX","metro":"HOU","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release)","authority":"","instrument":"Release: Texas Attorney General Admits He Cannot Enforce Governor\u0027s Mask Mandate Prohibition","title":"Harris County Attorney release on the Attorney General\u0027s court filings","dateIssued":"2021-08-25","effective":"","end":"","startDate":"2021-08-25","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["CRT"],"addressees":[],"clause":"[the County Attorney] addressed the Attorney General\u0027s statements that neither he nor Governor Greg Abbott can enforce the Governor\u0027s prohibition of mask mandates (GA-38). These statements, made in several court filings, contradict public statements he has made in the media and threats of enforcement he has issued to school districts and local officials.","enforcement":"","functions":["litigation record"],"notes":"The Court of Appeals recorded the same position: \u0027The State Appellants insist that only a local district attorney can prosecute a violation of GA-38\u0027 (Ex. -060)","sourceUrl":"https://cao.harriscountytx.gov/Newsroom/Press-Releases/texas-attorney-general-admits-he-cannot-enforce-governors-mask-mandate-prohibition","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20210913053427/https://cao.harriscountytx.gov/Newsroom/Press-Releases/texas-attorney-general-admits-he-cannot-enforce-governors-mask-mandate-prohibition","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1106402,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-HOU","url":"/library/MET-HOU-063","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-HOU-063","citation":"Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release), Release: Texas Attorney General Admits He Cannot Enforce Governor\u0027s Mask Mandate Prohibition (Aug. 25, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-063)","stateName":"Texas","related":["MET-HOU-062"]}