--- title: Texas Governor Issues Ban on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates description: The Governor of Texas released an executive order that broadly banned the COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the state. image: https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/texas%20vaccine%20ban%20B.jpg --- ![Texas Governor Issues Ban on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/blog-headers/texas%20vaccine%20ban%20B.jpg) # Texas Governor Issues Ban on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates - Home - [Employee Benefit News for School, City and County Employers](https://blog.nisbenefits.com) - Texas Governor Issues Ban on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates [ Erin Woulfe ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/author/erin-woulfe) 10/19/2021 [ Legislative News](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/topic/aca-other-legislative-news) [0 Comments ](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/texas-governor-issues-ban-on-covid-19-vaccine-mandates#postComment) 1 Minutes *1 minute read* The Governor of Texas released an executive order that broadly banned the COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the state. The order restricts any entity, including private employers, from mandating vaccines for anyone who objects to them for “any reason of personal conscience.” This latest measure is expected to face challenges in court. It is unclear how Texas businesses will respond in the meantime and how this order will conflict with the upcoming federal vaccine mandates, which will apply to all U.S. employers with 100 or more employees. [Download the bulletin](https://blog.nisbenefits.com/hubfs/Blog%20-%20supporting%20documents/bulletin-texas-ban-vaccine-mandate.pdf) for more details. [![5 ways to support employee mental health](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3325505/93e1a4f8-2840-43f1-a2b9-19fa5aeca66e.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3325505/93e1a4f8-2840-43f1-a2b9-19fa5aeca66e) *This blog is intended to be a compilation of information and resources pulled from federal, state, and local agencies. This is not intended to be legal advice. 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