{"id":"TX-021","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Texas","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Greg Abbott","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 418 (§ 418.016(a) suspensions)","instrument":"Executive Order GA-28","title":"Relating to the targeted response to the COVID-19 disaster as part of the reopening of Texas","dateIssued":"2020-06-26","effective":"2020-06-26 12:00 noon; restaurants to 50% from 2020-06-29 12:01 a.m.","end":"2020-09-21 12:01 a.m. (superseded by GA-30); amended by GA-29 on 2020-07-02","startDate":"2020-06-26","endDate":"2020-09-21","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["CAP","CLOSE","ALC","GATH","EVT","HC","SCH"],"addressees":["every business establishment","bars (TABC permittees not qualifying as restaurants)","restaurants","commercial rafting and tubing","outdoor gatherings over 100","mayors and county judges","long-term care facilities"],"clause":"Every business establishment in Texas shall operate at no more than 50 percent of the total listed occupancy of the establishment... 5. For any outdoor gathering in excess of 100 people, other than those set forth above in paragraph numbers 1, 2, or 4, the gathering is prohibited unless the mayor of the city in which the gathering is held, or the county judge in the case of a gathering in an unincorporated area, approves of the gathering... 6. For dine-in services by restaurants that have less than 51 percent of their gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages, the occupancy limit shall remain at 75 percent until 12:01 a.m. on June 29, 2020, at which time such restaurants may only operate at up to 50 percent of the total listed occupancy of the restaurant... 7. People shall not visit bars or similar establishments that hold a permit from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) and are not restaurants as defined above in paragraph number 6; provided, however, that the use by such bars or similar establishments of drive-thru, pickup, or delivery options for food and drinks is allowed to the extent authorized by TABC; 8. People shall not use commercial rafting or tubing services... 12.... people should not be in groups larger than ten...","enforcement":"§ 418.173 (fine; jail eliminated); TABC permit enforcement (\u0027Operation Safe Open\u0027, Ex. TX-050); preemption clause and suspension of §§ 418.1015(b), 418.108 and Health \u0026 Safety Code ch. 81 subch. E","functions":["BA bars closed to on-premises service","DR restaurants cut from 75% to 50%","all non-CISA business premises 50%","GATH outdoor \u003e100 prohibited without local approval","AM rafting and tubing closed","OF/PF offices and manufacturing 50% with staff counted","VS long-term care visitation barred","SP/PE outdoor venues 50%"],"notes":"The June 26, 2020 rollback: bars closed for the second time; the 100-person outdoor gathering cap subject to mayoral or county-judge approval; in force on the first day of 2020 Q3","sourceUrl":"https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/govdocs/Greg%20Abbott/2020/GA-28.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":561882,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"TX","url":"/library/TX-021","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/TX-021","citation":"Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-28 (June 26, 2020) (Ex. TX-021)","stateName":"Texas","related":["TX-050","DUT-TX-012","DUT-TX-020","SEC-03-GM-020","SEC-03-GM-046","SEC-04-GM-013","SEC-04-GM-025","SEC-04-GM-032","SEC-06-GM-019","SEC-06-GM-036","SEC-08-GM-020","SEC-08-GM-021"]}