The year mattered only in the respect that it was written with specific objections to Perry’s method of mandate that would (could) be irrelevant if implemented differently by a future Texas legislature.
But I guess we disagree on the opt-out. I’ve seen it work.
(My whole family got whooping cough last year.)
Whooping cough is some nasty stuff. I had it when my sister had rheumatic fever. I stayed at home and she lived at Grandma’s. I always got sick when I got vaccinations too. I had to be revaccinated in 1985 but can’t remember which one it was. They said the 50’s vaccine didn’t work and everyone needed to be revaccinated.