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TexasTowelie

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Wed Sep 15, 2021, 04:30 AM Sep 2021

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues San Antonio ISD a second time over vaccine mandate

Texas Attorney General Paxton has sued San Antonio Independent School District and its superintendent a second time for requiring all district employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 15.

The suit, filed Monday in Bexar County District Court, argues that the rule handed down August 16 by SAISD Superintendent Pedro Martinez violates an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott prohibiting governmental entities from mandating vaccinations.

Paxton, also a Republican, first sued the district three days after Martinez's announcement, saying an order from Abbott barred governmental entities from requiring vaccinations not fully approved by the FDA.

That legal strategy floundered, however, after the FDA granted full authorization to the Pfizer vaccine.

Read more: https://www.sacurrent.com/the-daily/archives/2021/09/14/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-sues-san-antonio-isd-a-second-time-over-vaccine-mandate

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues San Antonio ISD a second time over vaccine mandate (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2021 OP
Kid killer jpak Sep 2021 #1
F**k paxton! joshdawg Sep 2021 #2
His motive is not protecting the kids. His motive is getting his way, no matter what. Midnight Writer Sep 2021 #3

Midnight Writer

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3. His motive is not protecting the kids. His motive is getting his way, no matter what.
Wed Sep 15, 2021, 09:43 AM
Sep 2021

Republicans don't see public office as a chance to serve the people. They see it as a way to rule the people.

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