Travis County Commissioners Court, Resolution and Renewal of Order of the Travis County Commissioners Court Mandating Continued Compliance with Local Health Authority Orders and Adopting Criteria for Declaring a Public Health Nuisance, Authorizing Enforcement (March 9, 2021) (Mar. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-047)
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS); Commissioner John Hellerstedt, M.D, DSHS News Release, 'Texas Health Commissioner Declares Public Health Disaster' (March 19, 2020) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. DUT-TX-008)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 121, Local Public Health Reorganization Act), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 121.024 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-007)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E, Control), Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 81.081 and 81.082 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-002)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark E. Escott, Interim Medical Director and Health Authority), with City Manager Spencer Cronk and City Attorney certification, Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules adopted May 18, 2021 (Ex. MET-AUS-019)
C. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Bexar County Health Authority, Fourth Amended Health Directive Related to School Systems (Feb. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-056)
Philip Huang, M.D., M.P.H., Local Health Authority, City/County of Dallas (Dallas County Health and Human Services), Order of the Local Health Authority Closing Certain Businesses (July 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-022)
Texas Education Agency (Commissioner Mike Morath), TEA Public Health Planning Guidance for the 2020-21 school year (July 7, 2020; on-campus instruction with masks required; parental choice of remote; attendance-funding flexibility of July 14-17, 2020 for up to eight weeks of remote instruction), and the Aug. 5 and Aug. 19, 2021 public health guidance (mask provision not enforced during the GA-38 litigation) (Ex. SEC-15-090)
Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services (John Hellerstedt, M.D.), Declaration of Public Health Disaster (March 19, 2020), renewed at 30-day intervals (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. DUT-TX-009)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 437, Regulation of Food Service Establishments, Retail Food Stores, Mobile Food Units, and Roadside Food Vendors), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 437.0145 (with §§ 437.002 and 437.016) (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-018)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 341, Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 341.011 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-016)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark Escott), Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules of December 15, 2020 (Dec. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-029)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark E. Escott), with City Manager Spencer Cronk and City Attorney certification, Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules adopted April 13, 2021 (Apr. 13, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-048)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.084 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-004)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code, Title 2, Subtitle D, Chapter 81, Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Act), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.002 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-001)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.085 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-005)
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, Travis County Declaration of Disaster Due to Public Health Emergency (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-035)
Fort Worth City Council, Resolution of Public Health Emergency (Resolution No. 5216-04-2020, approved Apr. 29, 2020; filed May 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-064)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-001)
Texas Education Agency (TEA), SY 20-21 Public Health Planning Guidance (version of July 28, 2020; first issued July 7, 2020) (Ex. TX-052)
Governor Greg Abbott, Governor's release, 'Governor Abbott Waives Health Care Fees For Incarcerated Texans In TDCJ Facilities' (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-061)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.083 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-003)
County Judge Nelson W. Wolff, Declaration of Public Health Emergency (declaration of local state of disaster) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-002)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.087 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-006)
Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins, Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-001)
Harris County Commissioners Court, Order Requiring Fever and Health Screening and Face Coverings in County Owned or Controlled Buildings (May 25, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-037)
Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release), Release: Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Declare Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-044)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Eighth Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting GA-26) (June 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAT-023)
County Judge Lina Hidalgo, County Judge's Seventh Order Requiring Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County Buildings (Mar. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-034)
Mayor Ron Nirenberg, Thirteenth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting NW-20, GA-34, the CDC eviction order and the CDC conveyance mask order) (Mar. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-060)
Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 341, Subchapter F, Enforcement), Tex. Health & Safety Code § 341.091 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-017)
Travis County Judge Andy Brown, County Judge Order 2021-05; Relating to COVID-19 (May 21, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-049)
County Judge Nelson W. Wolff, Executive Order NW-20 (post-GA-34: Health and Safety Policy posting continues; county facilities) (Mar. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-SAT-059)
Texas Legislature (87th Leg., R.S.), Senate Bill 968, signed by Governor Abbott, Senate Bill 968 (Act of June 16, 2021), § 161.0085 'COVID-19 Vaccine Passports Prohibited' (Ex. TX-032)
Texas Legislature (Labor Code ch. 411, Workers' Health and Safety, Subchapter H, General Requirements Relating to Occupational Health and Safety), Tex. Labor Code § 411.103 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-013)
Cassie Brown, Commissioner of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0019-20, Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Suspension of a provision of Health and Safety Code and a DWC rule related to workers' compensation (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-045)
Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark E. Escott), City Manager Spencer Cronk, City Attorney Anne L. Morgan, Notice of Withdrawal and Transition to Guidance (May 20, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-020)
Collin County Judge Chris Hill, Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-066)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-35 (Apr. 5, 2021) (Ex. TX-030)
Commissioner of Insurance Kent Sullivan (with Governor Greg Abbott), Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0005-20 (updated March 19, 2020) (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-013)
Supreme Court of Texas, Misc. Docket No. 21-9060, Thirty-Eighth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (May 26, 2021) (Ex. ECO-C-069)
Supreme Court of Texas, Misc. Docket No. 21-9026, Thirty-Sixth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster (Mar. 5, 2021) (Ex. ECO-C-068)
Texas State Board of Pharmacy, TSBP notification: Emergency Dispensing of Prescription Medications (COVID-19 disaster) (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-018)
Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0015-20 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-018)
Texas HHSC, Executive Commissioner (on the request of the Associate Commissioner for Child Care Regulation, June 25, 2020), Emergency Rule, 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 745.10003, Emergency Rule with Ongoing Requirements for Certain Day Care Operations in Response to COVID-19 (HHSC-20-0047) (June 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-066)
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Duncan, J., joined by Elrod, J.; Dennis, J., dissenting), In re Abbott, No. 20-50264 (5th Cir. Apr. 7, 2020) (published), 954 F.3d 772 (Ex. DUT-TX-021)
Mayor Steve Adler, Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order No. 20210216-026 (Feb. 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-017)
City of Austin (Mayor Steve Adler; Austin Energy General Manager Jackie Sargent), under the Mayor's Declaration of Local Disaster of March 6, 2020 ratified by the City Council March 12, 2020, News release, 'City of Austin Utilities suspends disconnects amid COVID-19' (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-071)
Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, Joint Statement on Reports of Price-Gouging of Medical Supplies in Texas (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-043)
Commissioner of Insurance Kent Sullivan, Commissioner's Bulletin # B-0007-20 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-014)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-19 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-016)
State Bar of Texas, Texas Bar Blog (State Bar of Texas), "Register Now for 2021 State Bar of Texas Virtual Annual Meeting!" (May 12, 2021), as captured by the Internet Archive May 12, 2021 (Ex. SEC-12-GM-006)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-36 (May 18, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-029)
National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT), SBF NAPT NASDPTS NSTA Change 2021 Conference Plans (May 28, 2021) (Ex. SEC-21-GM-010)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-10 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. TX-005)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-36 (May 18, 2021) (Ex. TX-031)
Houston ISD, Message to HISD parents on in-person or virtual instruction selection (Sept. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-046)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TABC Announcement, Reminder: Businesses Prohibited From Requiring Customers To Show Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-016)
Charles G. Cooper, Banking Commissioner, Industry Notice 2020-03 (with the Commissioner's Proclamation of March 16, 2020 authorizing emergency closings) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-083)
Texas Legislature (87th Leg., R.S.), Senate Bill 6, signed by Governor Abbott, Senate Bill 6, Pandemic Liability Protection Act (Act of June 14, 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., ch. 528) (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-014)
Texas Legislature (Penal Code ch. 12, Punishments), Tex. Penal Code §§ 12.22, 12.23 and 12.34 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-019)
Travis County Civil and Family Courts, Fourth Amended Emergency Order Regarding COVID-19 (effective March 1, 2021) (Mar. 1, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-062)
Travis County Judge Andy Brown, County Judge Order No. 2021-03 Relating to Notices to Vacate, Eviction Proceedings in response to COVID-19 (Mar. 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-067)
Collin County District Courts (Local Administrative District Judge Emily Miskel, on behalf of thirteen district courts), Order Dissolving Collin County District Court COVID Emergency Orders (May 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-072)
Houston City Council and Mayor (Office of the Mayor release), Release: City Extends Emergency Disaster Declaration; Mayor Turner Cancels City Events Through April (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-045)
Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, Emergency Rule, 22 Tex. Admin. Code 108.7 (Minimum Standard of Care, General), COVID-19 provisions (Feb. 19, 2021) (Ex. SEC-03-017)
Randall-Reilly LLC (Tuscaloosa, AL), LandLine MATS Moved To 2022 Truck Shows 2021 (Apr. 28, 2021) (Ex. SEC-11-GM-050)
Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-34 (Mar. 2, 2021) (Ex. TX-029)
Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE), Emergency Rule, 22 TAC § 108.7 (Minimum Standard of Care, General), amended emergency rule effective Feb. 19, 2021 (strikethrough version) (Ex. TX-055)
