(CNN) Some Texas school districts and students are seeking ways around Republican Gov. Greg Abbott 's ban on mask mandates as the state grapples with a spike of coronavirus cases. Already, at least four Texas school districts have closed their facilities amid coronavirus outbreaks. The local mask mandates have triggered a raft of legal battles in state courts. The growing resistance to Abbott's ban on mask mandates is unlikely to hurt the governor politically with his party's base.

Source: CNN August 18, 2021 23:26 UTC