Somehow I doubt that a state governor can overturn a federal law. Meanwhile, Southwest Airlines and American Airlines have told Abbott they will be ignoring him.

What are the airlines supposed to do? Order unvaccinated pilots and attendants to parachute out of the plane over the Texas border? Because unvaccinated employees cannot legally be in other states.

Me, I think this order, like the abortion law, is a foolish ploy meant to distract media from drilling home how many Texans are suffering and dying from Covid.