Texas legislature could consider a mask ban at protests next session

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard testimony Tuesday regarding banning the use of masks or hoods at protests, which some believe encourages criminal behavior. Lawmakers invited Hannah Meyers, a director of policing at the Manhattan Institute, to testify. She said she drafted mask-banning legislation that partially inspired new legislation in Nassau County, New York, which bans face masks in public places with some exceptions, according to the reports. &ld