Just want to point out, this isn't a ban. This is an executive order. The state legislature needs to get off their ass and put this shit into law. All it takes to rescind it is some other shitbag to take the office of governor away from Abbott.

He may be doing/saying stuff I like right now (for the most part, guy is wishy-washy at best), but unless our lawmakers follow through, it's all just smoke and mirrors, both carelessly inserted into the collective rectum of the public.

doesn't go nearly far enough. businesses and private institutions need to be banned from requiring them and masks. Otherwise you're just going to get restaurants, stores and employers requiring them as part of "company policy"

That isn't enough tho, Texas needs a law penalizing any company or group which tries to force masks and/or experimental drugs completely. Texas needs to establish a tax for offenders, whether school administrators or airline management or business owners, and in addition to the taxes also prosecute them for discrimination and ADA violations.

Pull their business licenses and shut them down after say three complaints...

Never happen, Texas allows sanctuary cities to defy Law same as the federal government allows Law to be refused.

We are 'still' on our own, no help can be expected from government, passing 'Laws' does nothing because Laws are simply ignored.

Had a store Karen trying to talk to me the other day in Kroger and I couldn't understand her, her mask caused translation errors. I told her I could not understand her and turned to walk off but she reached for me, I stepped aside and warned her not to touch me as I would defend myself against her attack. This is mindlessness, being accosted in the grocery by idiots who you can't even understand.

Concealed Carry, People, always. I would HATE to have to explain to Jesus why I shot the Evil Karen, but if I must so be it.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a news conferenced about migrant children detentions in Dallas, Texas, on March 17, 2021. (LM Otero/AP Photo)

Texas Bans COVID-19 ‘Vaccine Passports’ BY JACK PHILLIPS April 6, 2021 Updated: April 6, 2021 FacebookTweetEmail

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order barring so-called “vaccine passports” that would require Texans to show proof of vaccination before using a service or making a purchase.

“Every day, Texans return to normalcy as more people get the COVID vaccine. In fact, this week, Texas will surpass 13 million doses administered,” Abbott said Tuesday. “Those shots help slow the spread of COVID, reduce hospitalizations, and reduce fatalities.”

Abbott’s move follows a similar order issued by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, who cited privacy concerns as a reason for doing so.

“But, as I have said all along, these vaccines are always voluntary and never forced. Government should not require any Texan to show proof of vaccination and reveal private health information just to go about their daily lives,” said Abbott, a Republican. “That is why I issued an executive order that prohibits government-mandated vaccine passports in Texas. We will continue to vaccinate more Texans and protect public health and we will do so without treading on Texans’ personal freedoms.”

According to Abbott, the order exempts nursing homes and long-term care facilities.

So-called “vaccine passport” systems have been proposed in several countries and some airlines have floated the idea. New York state started rolling out its “Excelsior” system that would require New Yorkers to show proof of vaccination at major events, although it is reportedly plagued by errors.

Pro-privacy and civil liberties groups have said such a system would not potentially violate the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) law but may create two classes of vaccinated and non-vaccinated people.

MOST READ Texas Bans COVID-19 ‘Vaccine Passports’ US Shuts Once-Secret Guantanamo Prison Unit, Moves Prisoners At the same time, such passport systems may be contingent on whether a person has a smartphone with a relevant app showing they’ve been immunized. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said last week that low-income people, in particular, would be adversely affected if smartphones are required.

“A system that is exclusively digital, whether by design or as a practical matter, would be a nonstarter because it would increase inequality. Many people don’t have smartphones, including disproportionate numbers from some of our most vulnerable communities, such as people who are low-income, have disabilities, or are homeless,” the group wrote.

The passport system would also have to be decentralized and not allow tracking—or the creation of new databases, the ACLU said.

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Other organizations have said that mandating a vaccine passport system will lead to an increasing number of citizens who distrust the government and health officials.

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