County Judges Disregard Their Own COVID Guidance
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Citizens react to photos of Tarrant’s Glen Whitley and Dallas’ Clay Jenkins not practicing what they preach.
By Robert Montoya
|November 30, 2020

Two leading local officials pushing mask mandates and exhorting Texans not to gather for Thanksgiving have been photographed going against their own advice. Citizens responded by expressing their displeasure, with one grassroots leader calling for “peaceful noncompliance” with coronavirus mandates.

Days before Thanksgiving, Tarrant County commissioners approved of their spokesman—County Judge Glen Whitley (R)—extending the countywide mask mandate to February 28, prompting a strong rebuke from citizens and Republican Party of Texas Chairman Allen West.

Whitley previously asked Gov. Greg Abbott for permission to fine citizens for not wearing a mask.

In June, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins (D) pushed through a second countywide mask mandate—only Commissioners J.J. Koch (R) and John Wiley Price (D) voted no—and was among those pushing Abbott to enact a statewide mandate.

Like Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden, Jenkins also called for a nationwide mask mandate.-- excerpt, rest at link above --

County Judge Responds After Photos Expose Him Disregarding Own COVID Guidance
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Citizens continue to express displeasure with Whitley after his radio interview.
By Robert Montoya
|December 2, 2020

A North Texas county judge photographed ignoring his own social distancing guidelines now claims he’s always disagreed with public health advisors. A number of citizens expressed displeasure with the judge after the interview took place.

After photos surfaced of Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley (R) not wearing a mask in August and having a number of parked cars and a camper at his home for Thanksgiving, he called in to the Chris Salcedo show to defend himself.

There is currently a countywide mask mandate that fines businesses for allowing people in without a mask (with certain exemptions), and Whitley previously appeared in an interview with Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins (D) warning against large family gatherings.

“We have to quit trying to make this a political issue, and we have to just understand that we’ve got to wear the masks,” Whitley said at the time. “But -- excerpt, rest at link above --