The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Denton County, Texas · Dallas-Fort Worth · Texas
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Tex. Gov't Code § 418.108
- Issued
- 2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-25 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-03-25)
- End
- Seven days unless extended; continued by the Commissioners Court Mar. 27 (MET-DFW-078), Mar. 31 (MET-DFW-079), Apr. 7 (MET-DFW-080), Apr. 14 (MET-DFW-081) to Apr. 30, 2020 (read as 2020-04-30)
- In force
- Mar. 25, 2020 to Apr. 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
- Addressees
- all individuals in Denton County
- all businesses
- restaurants and bars
- religious institutions
- hospitals and dental offices
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Dallas-Fort Worth MET-DFW
Operative words
a. All individuals currently living within Denton County are ordered to STAY AT HOME or their current place of residence... b. All businesses operating within Denton County, except Essential Businesses as defined below in Section 2, are required to cease all activities at facilities located within Denton County... c. All public or private gatherings of any number of people occurring outside a single household or living unit are prohibited... d. Restaurants and beverage bars... may only provide take out, delivery, or drive-through services... e. Religious and worship services may only be provided by video and teleconference... f. All elective medical, surgical, and dental procedures are prohibited anywhere in Denton County.
Enforcement
Gov't Code § 418.173 (recited in AE-20-03)
Notes
Scan; OCR read (16 pages). Essential Businesses defined from CISA v1.1 with expansions; travel to businesses outside Denton County permitted