TEXAS AG TAKES ON VACCINE INCENTIVES
The Highwire with Del Bigtree
The Highwire with Del Bigtree
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🗓️ 14 February 2026
⏱️ 15 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | The rule of law in America and the ability to have these attorneys general, the general over all the attorneys of the state, is what a concept, right? |
| 0:11.2 | Like the biggest badass attorney in the state, well, we have one here in Texas. |
| 0:16.7 | And he's actually investigating the incentives that are going to doctors to force vaccinate, |
| 0:24.0 | especially the state like this, you have a right to opt out. |
| 0:26.8 | But what if your doctor isn't allowing you that right? |
| 0:29.0 | What right do they have? |
| 0:30.1 | And if they're doing it just to make more money, does that seem ethical? |
| 0:34.9 | Well, it doesn't to Attorney General Ken Paxton here in Texas. |
| 0:39.5 | Take a look at this. |
| 0:41.3 | Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is launching a statewide investigation into alleged financial |
| 0:46.8 | incentives linked to childhood vaccine recommendations. |
| 0:51.3 | The new investigation targeting what he calls a multi-level, multi-industry scheme by |
| 0:56.5 | Big Pharma and Big Insurance to financially pressure doctors into pushing childhood vaccines. |
| 1:02.0 | Paxton's office issued more than 20 civil investigative demands to large providers, |
| 1:07.0 | including United Healthcare and Pfizer. |
| 1:09.0 | According to Paxton's office, the current framework has Texas kids receiving more than 70 shots from birth to age 18 as a condition to continue receiving medical care from many pediatric practices. |
| 1:23.6 | His office also alleges that some families are being expelled from clinics or even denied treatment based on vaccination status, while doctors pay and even employment may depend on how many vaccines they administer. |
| 1:35.5 | The AG says this is all to protect Texas children and bring transparency to the medical care system. |
| 1:41.7 | Here's the actual announcement came out from Attorney General Ken Paxton's office. |
| 1:46.0 | Attorney General Ken Paxton launches wide sweeping investigation into unlawful financial incentives |
| 1:50.9 | related to childhood vaccine recommendations. Just a couple of excerpts. Attorney General Ken |
| 1:56.1 | Paxton opened a landmark investigation into the multi-level, multi-industry scheme that has illegally |
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