88th Session (2023) - Texans for Vaccine Choice

Contact: [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TFVC ANNOUNCES LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY VICTORY Keller, TX. June 7, 2024 – The finalized list of the top eight Legislative Priorities approved by the delegates to the Republican Party of Texas Convention has been released, and TFVC is ecstatic that our vaccine choice language was included! The original medical freedom language that […]

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Oct 24 2023

LEGISLATORS WANT TO GASLIGHT YOU

Texans for Vaccine Choice emerged in 2015 as a diverse army of apolitical mothers, fathers, grandparents and other concerned citizens throughout the state. We worked diligently to communicate with all elected officials, regardless of party, to protect Texans from vaccine tyranny. From that session – when we were labeled “mad moms in minivans” by legislators

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Oct 23 2023

ACTION ALERT: PASS SB 7 – BAN PRIVATE EMPLOYER COVID VACCINE MANDATES!

33 Comments / 88th Session (2023), Action Alerts / Rebecca Hardy

SB 7 by Sen. Middleton, Governor Abbott’s priority bill to end COVID vaccine mandates by private employers, will hit the House floor Wednesday morning for a full vote. It is well beyond time to end COVID tyranny in Texas, and this is one of the final hurdles we face in prohibiting vaccine discrimination. It is

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Oct 19 2023

ACTION ALERT: MOVE SB 7 OUT OF THE CALENDARS COMMITTEE!

14 Comments / 88th Session (2023), Action Alerts, Action Bar / Rebecca Hardy

SB 7, Governor Abbott’s priority legislation to prohibit private employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates, has been referred to the House Calendars Committee. Passing out of this Committee is the bill’s last step before being voted on by the entire House. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD BY CONTACTING THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS! (Sample message is below) 1 – Email

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Oct 17 2023

ACTION ALERT: TELL ABBOTT TO PROTECT ALL TEXANS FROM VACCINE MANDATES

19 Comments / 88th Session (2023), Action Alerts, Action Bar / Rebecca Hardy

During the October 16th hearing on SB 7 (Sen. Middleton) in the House State Affairs Committee, Representatives Raymond and Leach (who is carrying this bill in the House) both advocated for expanding the Governor’s call to address not only private employer COVID vaccine mandates, but employment discrimination related to any vaccine, as well as protecting

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Oct 16 2023

ACTION ALERT: HOUSE STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS BANNING PRIVATE COVID VACCINE MANDATES

17 Comments / 88th Session (2023), Action Alerts / Rebecca Hardy

SB 7 (Sen Mayes Middleton) passed out of the Senate on October 12. This bill would prohibit all companies in Texas from mandating the COVID vaccine for their employees and contractors. Now the House State Affairs Committee will deliberate the bill TODAY, Monday, October 16 at 10am. SB 7 must pass to protect Texans from

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Oct 13 2023

PRESS RELEASE: October 13, 2023

6 Comments / 88th Session (2023), Press Releases / Rebecca Hardy

Contact: [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TEXAS HOUSE STALLS ON ADVANCING MEDICAL LIBERTY BILLS Keller, TX. October 13, 2023 – Texans for Vaccine Choice applauds the Senate for their prompt attention to and support for SB 7. We are encouraged that in just the first four days of this special session, Senators diligently filed bills according to the

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Oct 11 2023

ACTION ALERT: SENATE FLOOR VOTE ON SB 7

Leave a Comment / 88th Session (2023), Action Alerts, COVID-19 / Rebecca Hardy

SB 7 by Sen. Middleton would prohibit private employer COVID vaccine mandates and provide penalties for companies in violation of this legislation. This bill would achieve the Governor’s goal of ending employment discrimination based on COVID vaccination status and is up for a vote in the Senate on Thursday, October 12. If passed, it will

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Oct 9 2023

TFVC IS BACK IN ACTION AT THE CAPITOL!

6 Comments / 88th Session (2023), COVID-19 / Rebecca Hardy

ACTION ALERT: SENATE HHS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS BANNING PRIVATE COVID VACCINE MANDATES A third special legislative session began on October 9, and Governor Abbott thankfully added “prohibiting COVID-19 vaccine mandates by private employers” as a priority legislative issue. On Tuesday, October 10, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee will proactively meet to consider such

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Oct 5 2023

Brian Harrison Vs. The Fauci Regime

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Rep. Brian Harrison joins TFVC on the inaugural episode of Shot Callers to kick us off by detailing his history with the Fauci regime and how he has committed himself to freeing Texans from tyrannical vaccine mandates. Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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Sep 5 2023

Representative Gene Wu Wishes COVID Related Deaths on Republicans

5 Comments / 88th Session (2023), COVID-19, Legislator Spotlight / Rebecca Hardy

Tyranny squad member Gene Wu took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to suggest that he is fine with COVID related deaths, so long as they disproportionately happen to Republicans. In his disgusting X tirade, Wu cites weak surveys alleging that “red” counties had more COViD deaths than “blue” because of a distrust in the

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Sep 5 2023

TEXAS ISDs VIOLATE LAW AND DEFY COMMON SENSE

10 Comments / 88th Session (2023), Action Alerts, COVID-19 / Rebecca Hardy

Last week, we were alerted to flagrant violations of law on the part of Garland ISD, a district with over 50,000 students in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. An unnamed nurse sent out email communication to parents and staff about a “known exposure” to someone who was “test-confirmed with COVID-19”. The email informs students and staff

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Aug 28 2023

Runge ISD Pushes COVID Craziness – Again

Leave a Comment / 88th Session (2023), COVID-19 / Rebecca Hardy

What came first in 2020 – the lockdown or the jab? They were able to convince the whole world to stay home for 2 weeks to “flatten the curve”, but when that wasn’t enough they started pushing big pharma’s liability-free jab. Tyrannical COVID crazies are now back at it, locking down schools again. Runge ISD,

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Aug 14 2023

Keep the pressure on Governor Abbott to ban vaccine mandates!

25 Comments / 88th Session (2023), Action Alerts, COVID-19 / Rebecca Hardy

Thank you, Governor Abbott, for speaking with Political Director Michelle Evans this month and for committing to ending private vaccine mandates in Texas! You listened to thousands of Texans who signed the TFVC petition urging you to put medical liberty on the call for the next Special Session, and we are grateful for that! We

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Jul 14 2023

88th Session Report Card Scoring Criteria

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Since the release of our 88th Legislative Session House Scorecard, we have been asked by many supporters for a brief overview of how we finalized these scores. Each State Representative or Senator began on equal footing with a zero score. From there, we analyzed action on every bill filed, heard and voted on in committee,

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Jul 11 2023

Report Cards for the 88th Legislative Session (2023)

22 Comments / 88th Session (2023) / Rebecca Hardy

Scroll, sort by column, or use the search bar to navigate the list of all the Senate and House members. Find out who represents you HERE. READ MORE about the Scoring Criteria HERE. Senate Report Cards House Report Cards

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Jun 27 2023

88th Session Summary

2 Comments / 88th Session (2023) / Rebecca Hardy

To say that the 88th Legislative Session was unparalleled for medical liberty would be an understatement. When the Legislature gaveled in on January 10, 2023, TFVC was already tracking dozens of strong bills to advance vaccine choice and dozens more were filed between that day and bill filing deadline in March, making this session a

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Jun 20 2023

Texas GOP Chairman Matt Rinaldi Weighs in on Vaccine Mandates

Leave a Comment / 88th Session (2023), COVID-19, Legislator Spotlight / Rebecca Hardy

In a recent statement, Texas GOP Chairman Matt Rinaldi, a prominent voice advocating for medical liberty, shed light on a disheartening reality: individuals in Texas can still face termination for choosing not to receive the COVID vaccine. “Right now you can still be fired in Texas for refusing a COVID vaccine,” said Rinaldi. “The Texas

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Jun 14 2023

New Jersey Drops COVID Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers, Texas Lags Behind

Leave a Comment / 88th Session (2023) / Rebecca Hardy

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed an executive order lifting the COVID-19 vaccination requirements for healthcare workers in the state. The decision to rescind the mandate comes after the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the withdrawal of its rule requiring vaccination for certified healthcare providers. It is not a coincidence that

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Jun 13 2023

Texas STILL Hasn’t Banned COVID Vaccine Mandates!

1 Comment / 88th Session (2023), Action Alerts / Rebecca Hardy

Think Texas has banned COVID vaccine mandates? Think again. At the last moment possible in the 88th Regular Session, SB 177 – also known as the Texas COVID Freedom Act – was placed on the Calendar for a full House vote. But after hours of procedural maneuvering and political duplicity, the bill died (along with

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