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A Kansas county Republican Party chairman who owns a weekly newspaper has apologized for a cartoon posted on the paper’s Facebook page that equated the Democratic governor’s coronavirus-inspired order for people to wear masks in public with the mass murder of Jews by the Nazis during the Holocaust

DART has announced that passengers will be required to wear face coverings while on DART vehicles or properties in accordance with Gov. Greg Abbott’s Executive Order.

Does wearing a mask pose any health risks? No, not for most people. Babies and toddlers should not wear masks because they could suffocate. The same goes for anyone who has trouble removing a mask without help. Others can wear masks without risking their health, according to experts, despite false rumors to the contrary. In areas where COVID-19 is spreading,…

McKinney Mayor George Fuller on Monday issued an executive order to require masks to be worn in businesses and non-profits. The measure goes into effect on June 30 at 12:01 a.m.

The Plano City Council is holding an emergency city council meeting Tuesday night where they will vote on an ordinance requiring businesses and customers to wear masks.

We truly never thought we’d be writing these words, but here we go: Jason Voorhees, the fictional villain of the “Friday the 13th” series, is starring in a new ad campaign to get people to wear face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic. Yes, you read that correctly. “It’s not easy. The mask kind of makes people uncomfortable,” Voorhees narrates...

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said he would like to see President Donald Trump wear a mask sometimes to signal to his “admirers” that wearing a mask is helpful to slowing down COVID-19.

As coronavirus cases skyrocket in Texas, Regina Greenwell showed up to vote Monday bent on minimizing the risks.

A new order in Kaufman County requires employees and visitors to wear masks inside businesses.

McKinney Mayor George Fuller said in a Facebook post Saturday that he will begin a discussion with city staff Monday to require masks in businesses, a move NBC 5’s Larry Collins reports follows Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order to close bars and limit the capacity of restaurants amid the spike of COVID-19 cases in Texas.

McKinney Mayor George Fuller says the city will begin discussions on Monday to mandate masks, NBC 5’s Larry Collins reports.

More than two dozen physicians from Cook Children’s physicians share why they wear their masks in a new social media video.

Summer weather has arrived in much of the country, and that’s adding a new COVID-19 complication. Dermatologists are seeing an uptick in skin conditions related to face coverings, and have these tips on how to avoid them.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is requiring that House members wear masks when attending committee hearings

The key elements to reducing the spread of the coronavirus involve social distancing, proper hand hygiene and wearing face masks when you can’t social distance. Yet there are still people who refuse to wear masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19. NBC News investigative and consumer correspondent Vicky Nguyen demonstrated on TODAY how effective face masks truly are:...

The office of Governor Greg Abbott and Dallas Cowboys Linebacker Jaylon Smith released a new public service announcement entitled, “Wear A Mask On And Off The Field.”

The Veterans Affairs Department is defending itself against criticism of past shortages of masks and other medical gear to protect employees from the coronavirus

More than two months into the coronavirus pandemic, wearing a cloth mask has become a way of life for many Americans. Public health experts recommend them to prevent the wearer from spreading any illness they may be carrying unknowingly, but many mask vendors are touting methods that offer extra protection. Filters, which can minimize the virus particles that pass through the mask, have become...

A tavern in Elgin, Texas, has banned its customers from wearing face masks, despite the CDC recommending one to help slow the spread of COVID-19. A statement posted outside the Liberty Tree Tavern reads, “Due to our concern for our citizens, if they feel the need to wear a mask, then they should probably stay home until it’s safe.”

It sounded like a great deal: The White House coronavirus task force would buy a defense company’s new cleaning machines to allow critical protective masks to be reused up to 20 times. And at $60 million for 60 machines on April 3, the price was right. But over just a few days, the potential cost to taxpayers exploded to $413 million, according…