[Mount Athos]

just happened.

[Mount Athos]

There are links to the full executive order and gov statement at original link

[hsmomx3]

AZ needs to do this, too, but RINO Ducey....not sure if he would.

[RoseofTexas]

Great!👍So governor Abbott what about the invaders? What about the wall? What you gonna do about it??

[Gay State Conservative]

It will take the American Stasi 10 minutes to find an Osama Obama appointee to overturn this.

[SmokingJoe]

Suck on that Joe Dementia!

[caww]

Good on Abbot....not letting them slide by in going in the back door.

[WMarshal]

I just emailed Arizona governor Doug douche bag to ask if he was gonna do the same or is he just as useless as the rest of the GOP politicians.

[Presbyterian Reporter]

More states need to do the same.

Gov DeSantis has pretty much been by himself in issuing orders like the one Abbot just issued.

[technically right]

If I were Abbott I would find out every coming in Texas that had taken advantage of state provided economic development funds, grants or tax abatement in any way shape or fashion and let them know that if they tried to enforce a mandatory Chinese flu shot they’d have all that stuff jerked immediately and pay up.

[absalom01]

EXECUTIVE ORDER

BY THE

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS

 

Executive Department Austin, Texas October 11, 2021

 

EXECUTIVE ORDER

GA 40

 

Relating to prohibiting vaccine mandates, subject to legislative action.

 

 

 

WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on March 13, 2020, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) poses an imminent threat of disaster for all Texas counties; and

 

WHEREAS, in each subsequent month effective through today, I have renewed the COVID-19 disaster declaration for all Texas counties; and

WHEREAS, I have issued a series of executive orders aimed at protecting the health and safety of Texans, ensuring uniformity throughout Texas, and achieving the least restrictive means of combatting the evolving threat to public health; and

 

WHEREAS, COVID-19 vaccines are strongly encouraged for those eligible to receive one, but must always be voluntary for Texans; and

 

WHEREAS, I issued Executive Orders GA-35, GA-38, and GA-39 to prohibit governmental entities and certain others from imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates or requiring vaccine passports; and

 

WHEREAS, in 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 Texas�s continued recovery from the COVID-19 disaster; and

WHEREAS, countless 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; and

 

WHEREAS, through Chapter 161 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, as well as other laws including Chapters 38 and 51 of the Texas Education Code, the legislature has established its primary role over immunizations, and all immunization laws and regulations in Texas stem from the laws established by the legislature; and

WHEREAS, the legislature has taken care to provide exemptions that allow people to opt out of being forced to take a vaccine for reasons of conscience or medical reasons; and

 

WHEREAS, I am adding this issue to the agenda for the Third Called Session of the legislature that is currently convened so that the legislature has the opportunity to consider this issue through legislation; and

 

WHEREAS, I will rescind this executive order upon the effective date of such legislation;

Governor Grey Abbott

October 11, 2021

Executive� Order GA-40

Page 2

 

 

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, do hereby order the following on a statewide basis effective immediately:

 

1.�������� No 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. I hereby suspend all relevant statutes to the extent necessary to enforce this prohibition.

 

2������ The maximum fine allowed under Section 418.173 of the Texas Government Code and the State�s emergency management plan shall apply to any �failure to comply with� this executive order. Confinement in jail is not an available penalty for violating this executive order.

 

3.�������� This executive order shall supersede any conflicting order issued by local officials in response to the COVID-19 disaster.� Pursuant to Section 418.016(a) of the Texas Government Code, I hereby suspend Sections 418.1015(b) and 418.108 of the Texas Government Code, Chapter 81, Subchapter E of the Texas Health and Safety Code, and any other relevant statutes, to the extent necessary to ensure that local officials do not impose restrictions in response to the COVID-19 disaster that are inconsistent with this executive order.

 

This executive order does not supersede Executive Orders GA-13, GA-37, GA-38, or GA-

39. This executive order shall remain in effect and in full force unless it is modified, amended, rescinded, or superseded by the governor. This executive order may also be amended by proclamation of the governor.

 

 

Given under my hand this the 11th day of October, 2021.

 

[bgill]

Abbott also told cities to fund LE.

[Carl Vehse]

"No 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."

Does that apply to Texas employees of Texas companies that fall under EO 14042?!?

[conservative98]

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
🤯💥BOOM💥🤯
🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[atc23]

NICE!!!! My company is based out of Houston!!!!

[impimp]

Thumbs up Abbott…I apologize for all the bad things I said about you in 2020

[Captain7seas]

“The COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective, and our best defense against the virus,...”

Never heard of VAERS have ya Gov?

[AustinBill]

May well just give a few Airlines an excuse to avoid committing suicide with their idiotic mandates that are resulting in employee walkouts. This is just the sort of cover management would need to walk back these edicts.

[Cen-Tejas]

I like Abbott and will probably vote for him but I wish he wouldn’t say “the vaccine is safe”. THOUSANDS of doctors don’t think it is and millions of ordinary Americans don’t think it is.

[The MAGA-Deplorian]

Wow stopping mandates and gender neutral toy stores all in one day.

Does he know or care thats theres 400,000 hatians about to invade?

[GBA]

And all will thank him later when the liability law suits begin.

He’s keeping them from destroying themselves now and being destroyed later.

Many will be made to pay for the vaxx damage and deaths and today’s vaxx mandators will be first choice among prime targets in that food chain.