In 2007, Gov. Perry issued an executive order that added the HPV vaccine to the list of standard vaccinations for students attending public schools and protected parents’ rights to opt out. That order was repealed two months later by the legislature, and the governor acquiesced to the measure by declining to veto it.
Governor Perry has always been a strong believer in protecting parental rights, which is why this executive order allowed parents to make the final decision about whether or not their daughter was vaccinated.  As for all vaccines in Texas, parents would have had the final say.
Governor Perry’s executive order also made it easier than ever for parents to opt their children out of any vaccination by making the affidavit available online.