North Texas mayors join other Texas cities in asking for power to require masks

The brouhaha over face masks in Texas continues to pit city leaders across the state against the governor. Mayors from the major cities of Texas are asking Gov. Greg Abbott to allow local officials to be able to require face coverings to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. "We are writing to you for the authority to set rules and regulations on the use of face coverings in each of our cities," they wrote in a June 16 letter. "We should trust local officials…