Houston Public MediaOct 13

The Texas Attorney General’s Office is accusing Houston Methodist hospitals of potentially denying patients organ transplants if they have not received a COVID-19 vaccine, which would violate a new state law.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2025/10/13/533232/houston-methodist-potential-covid-19-vaccination-discrimination-texas-attorney-general/

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Texas attorney general accuses Houston Methodist of potential COVID-19 vaccination discrimination

The hospital system disputed the allegation that it's violating a new state law, saying it does not have a policy requiring transplant recipients to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or any other disease. Medical experts have said transplant recipients benefit from a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Houston Public MediaOct 13

From the @TexasTribune, in school districts and charter networks with the most vaccine delinquencies, as many as 44% of kindergarteners were not complying with state requirements.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/10/13/533181/more-texas-kindergarteners-are-coming-to-school-without-measles-vaccination-proof-or-exemptions/

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More Texas kindergarteners are coming to school without measles vaccination proof or exemptions

In school districts and charter networks with the most vaccine delinquencies, as many as 44% of kindergarteners were not complying with state requirements.

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Houston Public MediaJan 28, 2025

While most of Texas' vaccine bills 10 years ago were filed by Democrats to strengthen vaccine use, the opposite is now true — Republicans are filing most of the bills which aim to claw back vaccine requirements.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/01/28/512191/several-bills-filed-to-weaken-vaccine-mandates-as-more-texas-families-opt-out-of-immunizations/

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Several bills filed to weaken vaccine mandates as more Texas families opt out of immunizations

Emboldened by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination and disdain for pandemic-era mandates, skeptics are pushing for bills to make it easier to opt out of vaccines.

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