Texas Governor Calls Special Session to Ban COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

‘We must protect the freedom of Texans from forced COVID-19 vaccinations.’
Texas Governor Calls Special Session to Ban COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Sept. 9, 2023. Vasha Hunt/AP Photo
Zachary Stieber
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The governor of Texas on Oct. 5 called a special legislative session to ban private employers from imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, listed banning private mandates among a list of priorities that also includes bills to fund construction of barriers at the U.S.–Mexico border and targeting the Colony Ridge illegal immigrant encampment.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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