Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s new order bans local governments from issuing mask, vaccine mandates

[Wingnut]

Stay strong Abbott. Don't let the Covid bastards get you down.

SAN ANTONIO – As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Texas climb to levels not seen since the beginning of the year, local officials have asked Gov. Greg Abbott to reverse his statewide prohibition on mask mandates in schools and government buildings.

On Thursday, Abbott responded with a new executive order that does the opposite — further removing tools from local governments to enact policies that public health experts say would help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, including mask requirements, capacity limits and vaccine mandates.

In a statement, Abbott said the executive order “emphasizes that the path forward relies on personal responsibility rather than government mandates.”

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2021/07/29/texas-gov-greg-abbotts-new-order-bans-local-governments-from-issuing-mask-vaccine-mandates/

[libertybele]

ALL governors need to do the same!

[Wingnut]

ALL governors need to do the same!

DeSantis needs to step up and slap some rat Mayors down in our state.

[libertybele]

DeSantis needs to step up and slap some rat Mayors down in our state.

Absolutely...... he needs to squash the lliberals now!

[mystery-ak]

Greg Abbott Signs Order Barring Texas Cities from
Implementing Mask and Vaccine Requirements

Hannah Bleau 30 Jul 2021

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) took executive action on Thursday, signing an order barring cities from implementing mask and vaccine requirements; this move is part of the administration’s effort to “promote statewide uniformity and certainty” in the Lone Star State’s coronavirus response.

The order states “no governmental entity, including a county, city, school district, and public health authority, and no governmental official may require any person to wear a face covering or to mandate that another person wear a face covering,” with limited exceptions.

“No governmental entity can compel any individual to receive a COVID-19 vaccine administered under an emergency use authorization,” the order continues, barring state agencies and political subdivisions from adopting or enforcing any “order, ordinance, policy, regulation, rule, or similar measure that requires an individual to provide, as a condition of receiving any service or entering any place, documentation regarding the individual’s vaccination status for any COVID-19 vaccine administered under an emergency use authorization.”

The order also bars public and private entities that either are receiving public funds or will receive public funds from requiring consumers to reveal their vaccination status as a condition of service.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/30/greg-abbott-signs-order-barring-texas-cities-implementing-mask-vaccine-requirements/

[Kamaji]

Good for Texas.

[AARguy]

Texas... where freedom still lives. Tyrannical decrees from a central government will not be obeyed... from COVID tyranny to 2d amendment tyranny to open border tyranny and more.