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Universities in Texas with federal contracts are grappling with competing vaccine mandates from the state and federal government

Published: Oct. 25, 2021, 10 a.m.

b'Many of Texas\\u2019 higher learning institutions, which have collectively received billions of dollars in federal contracts, are trying to figure out whether they need to require employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. An executive order from President Joe Biden that requires all federal contractors to get a shot goes into effect soon but Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has already banned such directives in the state.'