On Tuesday May 18, 2021, Tarleton State University’s President Office notified the Tarleton community that masks will no longer be mandated on its campuses. 

This news comes after a university press release sent on April 9 stated that “A&M System universities would resume pre-COVID-19 operations beginning June 1.”

The decision to no longer require masks, before the pre-stated June 1 date, was made by Texas Governor, Greg Abbot, through Executive Order no. GA-36 which prohibits a governmental entity or governmental official from requiring “any person to wear a face covering.”

“Effective immediately, face coverings are no longer required on Tarleton Campuses,” The President Office’s notification, sent at 5:26 p.m., said.

Students and employees are still welcome to wear face coverings at their own discretion. 

Tarleton still plans to resume traditional college operations for Fall 2021.