{"id":"MET-HOU-056","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Galveston County, Texas","state":"TX","metro":"HOU","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"County Judge Mark Henry","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code 418.1015, 418.012, 418.017(a), 418.018(c); Tex. Nat. Res. Code (beach access closure authority)","instrument":"Order Closing Galveston County Beaches During the COVID-19 Disaster","title":"Order Closing Galveston County Beaches During the COVID-19 Disaster","dateIssued":"2020-04-08","effective":"2020-04-10 12:01 a.m.","end":"2020-04-30 (subject to further extension of the local disaster)","startDate":"2020-04-10","endDate":"2020-04-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["CLOSE","TRAV","EVT"],"addressees":["the public; beach access points"],"clause":"Beaches in Galveston County are closed and must be vacated, all beach access points in Galveston County shall be closed, and ingress to beaches is prohibited... This order is effective 12:01 a.m. on April 10, 2020, and continuing through April [30, 2020]... Violation of this order shall be an offense punishable by a fine of $500. Violators may be subject to arrest.","enforcement":"$500 fine; arrest","functions":["TV travel and tourism demand","LG lodging","AM attractions","CB"],"notes":"Recites the Governor\u0027s Apr. 7, 2020 closure of State parks and Judge Henry\u0027s Apr. 1, 2020 essential-services order","sourceUrl":"http://www.galvestoncountytx.gov/CJ/Documents/Order%20Closing%20Galveston%20County%20Beaches.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200421102553/http://www.galvestoncountytx.gov/CJ/Documents/Order%20Closing%20Galveston%20County%20Beaches.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":229347,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-HOU","url":"/library/MET-HOU-056","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-HOU-056","citation":"County Judge Mark Henry, Order Closing Galveston County Beaches During the COVID-19 Disaster (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-056)","stateName":"Texas","related":["MET-HOU-055"]}