{"id":"TX-003","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Texas","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Greg Abbott","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 418 (§§ 418.001, 418.012); Tex. Health \u0026 Safety Code ch. 81 (DSHS public health disaster determination of Mar. 19, 2020)","instrument":"Executive Order GA-08","title":"Relating to COVID-19 preparedness and mitigation","dateIssued":"2020-03-19","effective":"2020-03-20 11:59 p.m.","end":"2020-04-03 11:59 p.m. (superseded by GA-14 effective 2020-04-02 12:01 a.m.)","startDate":"2020-03-20","endDate":"2020-04-03","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["GATH","CLOSE","SCH","HC","TELE"],"addressees":["every person in Texas","bars, restaurants, food courts, gyms, massage parlors","nursing homes and long-term care facilities","schools","offices and workplaces"],"clause":"Order No. 1 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. Order No. 2... people shall avoid eating or drinking at bars, restaurants, and food courts, or visiting gyms or massage parlors; provided, however, that the use of drive-thru, pickup, or delivery options is allowed and highly encouraged throughout the limited duration of this executive order. Order No. 3... people shall not visit nursing homes or retirement or long-term care facilities unless to provide critical assistance. Order No. 4... schools shall temporarily close.... This executive order does not mandate sheltering in place. All critical infrastructure will remain operational, domestic travel will remain unrestricted... For offices and workplaces that remain open, employees should practice good hygiene and, where feasible, work from home in order to achieve optimum isolation from COVID-19.","enforcement":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code § 418.173 (fine up to $1,000; confinement up to 180 days) as recited in GA-09 for all COVID-19 executive orders; local officials enforced","functions":["DR dining room and BA bar (closed to on-premises consumption)","FC fitness facilities (closed)","GATH events and meetings over 10","VS long-term care visitation","WF workforce (schools closed)","OF offices (work from home where feasible)","CB customer base"],"notes":"First statewide COVID-19 order; the March 20-31, 2020 period belongs to the 2020 Q2 proof (wages paid after March 12, 2020). Dine-in, bar, gym, massage and school closures statewide.","sourceUrl":"https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/govdocs/Greg%20Abbott/2020/GA-08.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":350226,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"TX","url":"/library/TX-003","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/TX-003","citation":"Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-08 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. TX-003)","stateName":"Texas","related":["DUT-TX-008","DUT-TX-010","SEC-04-GM-008","SEC-09-GM-010","SEC-09-GM-014","SEC-09-GM-038","SEC-09-GM-040","SEC-09-GM-041","SEC-10-GM-003","SEC-10-GM-004","SEC-10-GM-005","SEC-10-GM-022"]}