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Burnet County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jim Prew, seen here on Jan. 26, is among law enforcement on shifts who monitor a kiosk that records whether a visitor is wearing a face covering and takes temperatures at the courthouse south annex doorway. Connie Swinney/The Highlander -
Burnet County officials utilized a demonstration video (pictured here) provided by ALIBI Security to view the features of a temperature reader and mask detection device. Contributed
Burnet County and judicial officials have introduced virus-fighting checkpoints to monitor the public at entryways of the Burnet County Courthouse and the north and south annexes in Burnet and Marble Falls. As they take aim at COVID-19, they have also fielded questions about a perceived intrusive nature of the technology.
The deputies direct a visitor to stand near a kiosk - situated at the head…