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I wish this were true, but it isn't. All that happened tonight is that the Texas Supreme Court left in place lower-court rulings that had *temporarily* blocked the Governor's mandate ban. And that ruling was only because the State skipped a step in trying to appeal those rulings.
Nothing prevents the Governor from seeking the same relief first from the Court of Appeals, and then going right back to #SCOTX (which already sided with him in cases from Dallas and Bexar Counties) if he doesn't get it:
Nor does the new TEA guidance mean that @GovAbbott is dropping enforcement, as I explain here:
1/ #SCOTX just issued a Section 230 decision that uses some breathtakingly tortured analysis to achieve a particular outcome.
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The plaintiffs had brought various tort claims against Facebook alleging that it facilitated sex trafficking.
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The plaintiffs had brought various tort claims against Facebook alleging that it facilitated sex trafficking.
2/ In addition to the negligence/products liability claims, Plaintiffs also brought claims under Texas's trafficking laws, opting not to proceed under federal sex trafficking law, which is not immunized under Section 230.
3/ SCOTX spent some pages bloviating about whether Justice Thomas's interpretation of Section 230 is right, ultimately concluding that they weren't going to follow it and instead agreed that the negligence/products liability claims should be dismissed pursuant to 230. All right. 
Thrilled to be at the Texas Capitol for @BrettBusby investiture. Justice Gorsuch will administer the oath to his fellow White clerk #SCOTUS
.@blakeahawthorne introduces the Texas Supreme Court #oyezoyezoyez
The Color Guard enters
