Texas naturally joins Florida by banning businesses requiring employees to have or even to ask about COVID vaccination status, making it a criminal act punishable by huge fines.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is now open 100% — without any restrictions or limitations or requirements on businesses.
In a Monday tweet, Abbott — who has fiercely pushed for opening businesses during the pandemic — said he would sign legislation prohibiting businesses in the state from requiring COVID-19 vaccine “passports” or any other information.
Abbott said back in April that he wouldn’t allow government-mandated proof of vaccination cards in order to travel.
“Government should not require any Texan to show proof of vaccination and reveal private health information just to go about their daily lives,” he said in a video posted online. “We will continue to vaccinate more Texans and protect public health and we will do so without treading on Texans’ personal freedoms.”
Expect more red states to make this happen. The question is how businesses respond to this, and the bigger question is how the courts respond.
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