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Texas Governor Issues Order Banning Local Vaccine Mandates

The move by the Texas governor comes as Texas has reported the most COVID-19 patients in its hospitals since the pandemic began.
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Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Wednesday banning any state or local mandates requiring people to be vaccinated against COVID-19, and he called on

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