Schools and masks; Dems want COVID-19 task force; Tesla garage coming to Automobile Alley. Your morning headlines for Friday, Aug. 28, 2020

DAILY HEADLINES [The Oklahoman]( 28 Aug, 2020 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SUBSCRIBE FOR ALL ACCESS]( What stories do you wish The Oklahoman were chasing? What do you wish we knew? [Tell us!]( Contact information is optional. Are you a subscriber? View the [print replica]( of today's newspaper for more stories! [Sign up here]( to get daily coronavirus updates in your email. [Dozens of school districts not following COVID mask guidance, officials say]( More than a third of Oklahoma school districts are not following state guidance to require masks in schools, state officials reported. Latest News/Sports [Average Oklahoma County jail population on downward trend, but disparities still exist]( The average inmate population at the Oklahoma County jail has stayed below 1,700 people for over a year, a downward trend after nearly two decades of populations routinely above 2,000. [Oklahoma Democrats propose new coronavirus task force]( Oklahoma House Democrats on Thursday questioned Gov. Kevin Stitt's leadership during the pandemic and called for the creation of a COVID-19 task force. [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( [Friday Night Lights: Why some Oklahoma high schools have made masks - not the ones attached to a helmet - an integral part of uniforms]( Before Del City High School's football players take the field for practice, they have to make sure they have all of their uniform necessities. Business [Tesla preparing to open service garage along Automobile Alley]( Electric car company Tesla is preparing to open a service garage in a former Volvo dealership along Automobile Alley. [State Chamber president protests potential endorsement of Horn by national group]( The head of the State Chamber of Oklahoma pushed back this week against the potential endorsement of Rep. Kendra Horn by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, saying it wouldn't be justified based on her "current record of consequential votes impacting Oklahoma businesses." [Ample supply should counter climbing fuel prices after Hurricane Laura, unless consumers intervene]( Wholesale gasoline prices climbed slightly before Hurricane Laura roared ashore at the Louisiana-Texas state line Thursday morning. Opinion [Opinion: A mother's powerful plea for healing]( The country is torn again by shootings, just a few days apart, of Black men by police, events that prompted outrage, grief, violent demonstrations - and remarkable displays of grace by the victims' mothers. You are receiving this communication as a member of the The Oklahoman. The Oklahoman values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences Or Unsubscribe]( The Oklahoman 100 West Main Street, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 © 2020 The Oklahoman. All rights reserved.