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Texas governor orders ban on private company vaccine mandate

Headline from KVIA El Paso, from the development of Oct 12, 2021

Newest development Oct 15, 2021 · 3 reportsTexas Supreme Court puts San Antonio school district’s vaccine mandate on hold

By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday to prohibit any entity, including private business, from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on workers and called on state lawmakers to pass a similar ban into law.

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    Texas governor orders ban on private company vaccine mandate

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    Texas Supreme Court puts San Antonio school district’s vaccine mandate on hold

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  1. KVIA El Paso

    Texas governor orders ban on private company vaccine mandate (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday to prohibit any entity, including private business, from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on workers and called on state lawmakers to pass a similar ban into law.

  2. 12News Now Beaumont

    Gov. Greg Abbott issues executive order banning vaccine mandates by any Texas entity (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    12News Now Beaumont's feed description

    The governor also added the issue to the third legislative special session.

  3. KENS 5 San Antonio

    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issues executive order banning any COVID-19 vaccine mandates, including those by private employers (opens KENS 5 San Antonio)

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    KENS 5 San Antonio's feed description

    Abbott also called on the Legislature to pass a law banning the expanded vaccine mandates.

  4. The Daily Caller

    Gov. Abbott Bans All COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates In Texas (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order late Monday prohibiting all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the state of Texas.

  5. Breitbart News

    Texas Governor Prohibits Vaccine Mandates by Any Entity (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order prohibiting any entity from compelling an individual to take the COVID-19 vaccination.

  6. Lebanon Express

    Texas governor bans vaccine mandates by private businesses (opens Lebanon Express)

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    Lebanon Express's feed description

    The move comes as the Biden administration is set to issue rules requiring employers with more than 100 workers to be vaccinated or test weekly for the coronavirus.

  7. The Week

  8. Newsweek

    Texas Governor Greg Abbott bans vaccine mandates by any company or person (opens Newsweek)

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    "Countless Texans fear losing their livelihoods because they object to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine," the executive order stated.

  9. NBC News

    Texas Gov. Abbott bans Covid vaccination mandates in rebuke of Biden (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Abbott has also resisted mask mandates and requiring proof of vaccination in the state.

  10. BizPac Review

    Gov. Abbott issues ban on all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in Texas (opens BizPac Review)

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    Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn Gab Ailan Evans, DCNF Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order late Monday prohibiting all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the state of […]

  11. Newsweek

    Texas Legislature to consider COVID vaccine mandate ban for employers in special session (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "...vaccines are strongly encouraged for those eligible to receive one, but must always be voluntary," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said.

  12. KVIA El Paso

    Texas governor bans Covid-19 vaccine mandates by any employer in state (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday issued an executive order banning all state entities, including private employers, from enforcing vaccine mandates, the latest escalation in the Republican’s resistance to public health measures during the Covid-19 pandemic.

  13. Newsweek

    Greg Abbott's Vaccine mandate ban comes as Texas leads U.S. in daily COVID Deaths (opens Newsweek)

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    The Republican governor has prohibited any entity in the state from requiring "receipt of a COVID-19 vaccination."

  14. Talking Points Memo

    Abbott Puts Out Mandate Banning Vaccine Mandates Because Gov’t Mandates Are Bad (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Talking Points Memo's feed description

    A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) issued an executive order yesterday that banned COVID-19 vaccine requirements across the board…

  15. Fox7 Austin

    Texas Governor Greg Abbott bans vaccine mandates by any entity (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Monday stating that no entity in Texas can mandate getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

  16. France 24

    Texas governor bans all Covid-19 vaccine mandates, accuses Biden of bullying (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott, responding to what he called "bullying" by the Biden Administration, on Monday barred all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the state by any entity, including privat…

  17. 21st Century Wire

    Texas Bans All Vaccine Mandates, As Abbot Rejects Biden's 'New Normal' (opens 21st Century Wire)

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    21st Century Wire's feed description

    21WIRE + WashPo | Texas bans any entity - including private businesses, from mandating a COVID vaccine.

  18. KVUE

    Gov. Greg Abbott issues executive order banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates by any Texas entity (opens KVUE)

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    The governor also added the issue to the third legislative special session.

  19. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Abbott Orders Ban on Private Company Vaccine Mandate (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday to prohibit any entity, including private business, from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on workers and called on state lawmakers to pass a similar ban into law.

  20. Fox News

    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bans 'any entity' from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate (opens Fox News)

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    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order banning “any entity” in the state from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate

  21. Townhall

    Gov. Abbott Signs Executive Order Banning Vaccine Mandates (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed an executive order Monday that prohibits any "entity in Texas" from enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates.Abbott's order states that businesses in the state cannot require a

  22. CBS News

    Texas Governor Greg Abbott bans vaccine mandates by "any entity" in the state (opens CBS News)

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    Those found in violation of the order will be subject to a fine.

  23. PBS NewsHour

    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders ban on vaccine mandates (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The move comes as the Biden administration is set to issue rules requiring employers with more than 100 workers to be vaccinated or test weekly for the coronavirus. Several major companies, including Texas-based American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, have said they would abide by the federal mand…

  24. The Federalist

    Gov. Abbott Bans 'Any Entity' From Mandating COVID Vaccines In Texas (opens The Federalist)

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    The Federalist's feed description

    Gov. Abbott issued an executive order Monday banning vaccine mandates by any Texas entity. Vaccines should remain voluntary, he said.

  25. Truthout

    Abbott Issues Executive Order Banning Vaccine Mandates in Texas (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    Texas is currently seeing an average of more than 7,000 new cases of coronavirus per day.

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