{"id":"MET-HOU-009","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Harris County, Texas","state":"TX","metro":"HOU","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"County Judge Lina Hidalgo","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 418; GA-18","instrument":"Amended Order of County Judge Lina Hidalgo: Use of Face Coverings","title":"Amended Order Use of Face Coverings","dateIssued":"2020-04-28","effective":"on signing","end":"2020-05-27 (thirty days from Apr. 27)","startDate":"2020-04-28","endDate":"2020-05-27","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["MASK"],"addressees":["all persons over the age of ten"],"clause":"Whereas, on April 27, 2020, Governor Abbott issued Executive Order GA-18 which... provides that individuals \u0027are encouraged to wear appropriate face coverings, but no jurisdiction can impose a civil or criminal penalty for failure to wear a face covering\u0027... all persons over the age of ten (10) are encouraged to wear some form of face covering that covers the nose and mouth.","enforcement":"none (penalty removed by GA-18)","functions":["CB","WF"],"notes":"Preemption event: the State barred the county\u0027s mask penalty the day after GA-18","sourceUrl":"https://agenda.harriscountytx.gov/2020/20200428Order.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20210125204053/https://agenda.harriscountytx.gov/2020/20200428Order.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":730024,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-HOU","url":"/library/MET-HOU-009","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-HOU-009","citation":"County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Amended Order of County Judge Lina Hidalgo: Use of Face Coverings (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-009)","stateName":"Texas","related":["MET-HOU-008","MET-HOU-011","MET-HOU-007","MET-HOU-012","MET-HOU-013","MET-HOU-070","MET-HOU-006","MET-HOU-005","MET-HOU-003","MET-HOU-004","MET-HOU-002","MET-HOU-015"]}