FOR

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Allen Blakemore

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 713-526-3399

Patrick Statement on Judge Hidalgo’s Overreach
Hypocrisy and Hysteria Driving Harris County Judge

HOUSTON TX – Lt. Governor Dan Patrick issued the following statement today after
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo indicated she would require mandatory masks for
Harris County residents starting Monday.

“On the same day Harris County Commissioner’s Court plans to close the $60
million-dollar pop-up hospital at NRG Park, because it wasn’t needed, Judge Lina
Hidalgo orders anyone over the age of 10 to wear a mask in public. Her abuse of the
use of executive orders is the ultimate government overreach. These kind of
confused government policies fuel public anger – and rightfully so.”

The executive order, expected to be announced later today, will start on Monday and
last for 30 days. It is unclear how this order will be enforced and what the fine will
be for noncompliance given pushback from public safety officers pressed thin by the
pandemic.

More information about Dan Patrick is available at www.DanPatrick.org.

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