{"id":"AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-020","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Texas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-ALCOHOL","eco":"","issuer":"Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission","authority":"\u0027The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has promulgated the following criteria for a county to meet the reopening requirements of GA-32\u0027","instrument":"TABC Coronavirus Information page, Executive Order GA-32 (county opt-in criteria and process for reopening bars)","title":"Executive Order GA-32: TABC criteria and two-step opt-in process for counties to allow bars and similar establishments to open","dateIssued":"2020-10-14","effective":"2020-10-14","end":"GA-34 (effective March 10, 2021) ended the county opt-in and capacity regime","startDate":"2020-10-14","endDate":"2021-03-10","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1"],"types":["CLOSE","CAP","ALC"],"addressees":["county judges","bars and similar establishments (51 percent)"],"clause":"The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has promulgated the following criteria for a county to meet the reopening requirements of GA-32 to allow bars and similar establishments to open following current health standards. Counties must meet one of the following: 1. The county is not located in an area with high hospitalizations, as listed on the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) [website] 2. The county has filed with DSHS, and is in compliance with, the attestation form promulgated by DSHS regarding minimal cases... County judges seeking exemption should follow the two-step process listed below.... Step 2: Wait for an email from TABC approving or denying your opt-in request.","enforcement":"Bars in counties without TABC-approved opt-in remained closed (GA-32 ¶ 3; Tex. Gov\u0027t Code § 418.173)","functions":["BA (closed absent county opt-in)","CB","OP"],"notes":"TABC as gatekeeper: a bar\u0027s ability to open in Q4 2020 and Q1 2021 turned on a county filing approved by the alcohol regulator.","sourceUrl":"https://www.tabc.texas.gov/coronavirus/ga-32/","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20201018234511/https://www.tabc.texas.gov/coronavirus/ga-32/","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":81235,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-ALCOHOL","url":"/library/AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-020","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-020","citation":"Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TABC Coronavirus Information page, Executive Order GA-32 (county opt-in criteria and process for reopening bars) (Oct. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-020)","stateName":"Texas","related":["AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-013","AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-019","AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-005","AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-014","AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-015","AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-006","AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-007"]}