Texas Public Policy Foundation

AG Paxton Sues Biden Over Illegal Airline, Airport Mask Mandate

Attorney General Ken Paxton

Attorney General Ken Paxton, alongside the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) on behalf of Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne, sued the Biden Administration for its illegal mask mandate for airlines and airports. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) mandate was unlawfully issued. It was not authorized by Congress, and the CDC did not put the mandate up for notice and comment, which is ordinarily required for regulations like this. Yet a person’s failure to comply with the Administration’s mask mandate carries criminal penalties. “Biden’s repeated disregard of the individual liberties of Texans is not […]