Texas governor suing Biden Administration over National Guard vaccine mandate

January 5, 2022 6:39 AM

Published January 5, 2022 7:52 AM

Texas (KYMA, KECY) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott is suing President Biden and other members of the administration over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for National Guard members.

The republican governor's lawsuit, filed Tuesday, says the policy is unconstitutional and infringes on his authority as Commander in Chief and on the sovereignty of Texas.

Abbott's lawsuit says more than 220 members of the Texas Air National Guard and about 40% of the Texas Army National Guard are refusing vaccination.

It says the mandate will lead to the loss of those guardsman from the governor's command, inevitably causing harm.

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April Hettinger

April was born and raised in San Diego where she loved the beach town and her two dogs, Lexi and Malibu. She decided to trade the beach for the snow and advanced her education at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

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