Today, the Texas House of Representatives will debate HB 1098, a bill designed to overturn Rick Perry's executive order that mandated young girls be vaccinated for HPV - a virus that is spread only through sexual contact.
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One of the most controversial issues in Texas right now will take center stage at the Capitol Tuesday. Legislators who complained they didn't get to weigh in on Gov. Rick Perry's anti-cancer vaccine mandate will get that chance Tuesday.
One-hundred-fifty state representatives will debate a bill that would keep the HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) vaccine off the list of required shots for school attendance. The vaccine protects against strains of HPV that cause most cases of cervical cancer.
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The House's vote will come after two lawmakers announced that they had met with Attorney General Greg Abbott. They say he told them the governor's executive order requiring the vaccine does not carry the weight of law.
"Basically, what he told us is that the governor can't require an agency to do something through an executive order, that they don't already have the authority to do," said Sen. Jane Nelson (R-Lewisville).
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