Texas Governor Issues Executive Order Banning Vaccine Mandates by Any Entity

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Oct. 11 issued an executive order that bans vaccine mandates by any entity in the state, including private employers.

โ€œThe COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective, and our best defense against the virus, but should remain voluntary and never forced,โ€ Abbott said in a statement upon issuing the order.

The executive order (pdf) states, โ€œNo entity in Texas can compel receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine by any individual, including an employee or a consumer, who objects to such vaccination for any reason of personal conscience, based on a religious belief, or for medical reasons, including prior recovery from COVID-19.โ€

โ€œI hereby suspend all relevant statutes to the extent necessary to enforce this prohibition,โ€ Abbott wrote in the order.

He also added the issue as an agenda to the third special legislative session, which is currently convened until Oct. 19, to give lawmakers the opportunity to pass a law to similar effect.

โ€œThe executive order will be rescinded upon the passage of such legislation,โ€ Abbott wrote.

President Joe Biden in September issued an announcement saying the administration is seeking to compel private companies with more than 100 employees to have their workers be vaccinated or tested weekly. Companies face $13,600 in fines per violation if such a rule becomes effective.

At the time, Abbott called Bidenโ€™s move โ€œan assault on private businessesโ€ and said that โ€œTexas is already working to halt this power grab,โ€ joining more than a dozen states in resisting the mandate.

The text of Abbottโ€™s latest executive order, GA-40, reads, โ€œIn yet another instance of federal overreach, the Biden Administration is now bullying many private entities into imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates, causing workforce disruptions that threaten Texasโ€™s continued recovery from the COVID-19 disaster.

โ€œCountless Texans fear losing their livelihoods because they object to receiving a COVID-19 vaccination for reasons of personal conscience, based on a religious belief, or for medical reasons, including prior recovery from COVID-19.โ€

Byย Mimi Nguyen Ly

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