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A bill going through the Texas legislature could hand decisions about vaccines over to lawmakers, limiting influence from schools and health departments. A bill described as "anti- vaccine " is moving through the Texas legislature and could give lawmakers the power to make decisions about vaccine s in schools rather than doctors or administrators. SB 1024, which was recently passed by a Senate committee -- and will soon be voted on by the Texas Senate and the House -- could limit schools and local health departments from being able to require or recommend immunizations. While the proposed legislation mainly focuses on ending COVID-19 restrictions and barring COVID-19 vaccine requirements, public health experts say it could have implications for any kind of vaccine. MORE: New York City to end COVID vaccine mandate for city workers The bill states "every child shall be immunized against diphtheria, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, measles, meningococcal disease, mumps, pertuss...

Four local Democratic officials in Albuquerque have had their homes or offices targeted by gunfire, police said. A former Republican candidate for the New Mexico House of Representatives was arrest ed Monday for allegedly organizing men to shoot at the homes of Democrats in the state, police announced. Four local Democratic officials in Albuquerque had their homes targeted by gunfire in four separate incidents from Dec. 4, 2022, to Jan. 3, the Albuquerque Police Department said in a press release. Solomon Peña will be charged in connection to shootings at the homes of Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa, on Dec. 4, 2022; New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martinez, on Dec. 8; then-Bernalillo Commissioner Debbie O’Malley, on Dec. 11, and state Sen. Linda Lopez on Jan. 3, according to the APD. Solomon Peña, Republican Candidate for New Mexico House District 14, being taken into custody by APD police officers in SW Albuquerque, N.M., on Jan. 16, 2023. Roberto E. Rosales/ZUMAPRES...