{"id":"SEC-15-070","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Texas","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"15","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Greg Abbott","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 418, sections 418.012,.016,.018,.173","instrument":"Executive Order GA-08","title":"Relating to COVID-19 preparedness and mitigation (social gatherings; bars and restaurants; gyms; nursing home visits; school closures)","dateIssued":"2020-03-19","effective":"11:59 p.m. March 20, 2020 through 11:59 p.m. April 3, 2020","end":"Extended by GA-14 (Mar. 31, 2020; schools closed through May 4, 2020) and GA-16 (Apr. 17, 2020; schools closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year)","startDate":"2020-03-20","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["SCH","GATH","CLOSE","HC"],"addressees":["every person in Texas","schools","bars, restaurants, gyms","nursing homes"],"clause":".. hereby order the following on a statewide basis effective 11:59 p.m. on March 20, 2020, and continuing until 11:59 p.m. on April 3, 2020, subject to extension... In accordance with the Guidelines from the President and the CDC, every person in Texas shall avoid social gatherings in groups of more than 10 people.... In accordance with the Guidelines from the President and the CDC, schools shall temporarily close.","enforcement":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code 418.173 (fine up to $1,000; confinement up to 180 days)","functions":["IN","RL","FS","TR","AC","WF","CB"],"notes":"\u0027Schools shall temporarily close\u0027 reached every public and private school in Texas from March 20, 2020; GA-14 and GA-16 carried the closure to the end of the year.","sourceUrl":"https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/EO-GA_08_COVID-19_preparedness_and_mitigation_FINAL_03-19-2020_1.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":327205,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-15","url":"/library/SEC-15-070","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-15-070","citation":"Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-08 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. SEC-15-070)","stateName":"Texas","related":["SEC-06-GM-001","SEC-06-GM-017","SEC-06-GM-037","SEC-06-GM-038","SEC-06-GM-049"]}