Title: GREG ABBOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS v. FORT BEND COUNTY; from Fort Bend County; 1st Court of Appeals District (01-21-00453-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 10-13-22) (Per Curiam)

State: texas

Issuer: Texas Supreme Court

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Supreme Court of Texas ══════════ No. 22-1056 ══════════ Greg Abbott, in His Official Capacity as Governor of Texas, Petitioner, v. Fort Bend County, Respondent ═══════════════════════════════════════ On Petition for Review from the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas ═══════════════════════════════════════ PER CURIAM This case concerns the division of power between the Governor and local officials during the response to the coronavirus pandemic. Fort Bend County sought and received a temporary injunction against enforcement of a gubernatorial executive order that prohibited local mask-wearing requirements. The court of appeals affirmed the temporary injunction, and the State petitioned for review. In light of our decision today in Abbott v. Harris County, 22-0124, the petition for review is granted, the judgment of the court of appeals is vacated, the temporary injunction is dissolved, and the case is 2 remanded for further proceedings consistent with our opinion in Abbott v. Harris County. See TEX. R. APP. P. 59.1. OPINION DELIVERED: June 30, 2023