The mayors of 9 Texas cities have asked Gov. Abbott to be allowed to mandate masks, a request that has come as the number of daily COVID-19 cases in the state set a record high.
that the number rose by more than 2,600 on Tuesday, a toll Abbott told residents not to be startled by.
In Tuesday's letter, the mayors said requiring people to wear them could"prove to be the most effective way to prevent the transmission of the disease."
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