Texas Governor Issues Order to Maintain Ban on COVID Vaccine Mandates Regardless of FDA Approval Status

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott leaves a press conference where he signed Senate Bills 2 and 3 at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on June 8, 2021. Montinique Monroe/Getty Images

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued an executive order maintaining the state’s prohibition of COVID-19 vaccine mandates by any government entity, regardless of a vaccine’s approval status with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The Republican governor also said he was adding the issue of vaccine mandates to the Special Session agenda.