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Ex. MET-DFW-083 Order Primary source read

Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (May 12, 2020)

Disaster declaration continued through June 2, 2020

Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court · Denton County, Texas (County)

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Jurisdiction
Denton County, Texas · Dallas-Fort Worth · Texas
Level
County
Authority
Tex. Gov't Code § 418.108(b); GA-21, GA-22
Issued
2020-05-12 May 12, 2020
Effective
2020-05-15 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-05-15)
End
2020-06-02 (continued by MET-DFW-084) (read as 2020-06-02)
In force
May 15, 2020 to June 2, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • Denton County
Functions reached
  • predicate
Collection
Dallas-Fort Worth MET-DFW

Operative words

1. Effective as of 11:59 p.m. on May 15, 2020, this Disaster Declaration shall continue through June 2, 2020... 4. On March 31, 2020, the Governor issued Executive Order GA-14 which superseded any local Disaster Declaration. Any restriction imposed after that date was made by the Governor, not Denton County. Nothing in this Order is intended to impose restrictions inconsistent with Order GA-21, GA-22, or any other subsequent order

Enforcement

Predicate

Notes

The county's own statement of GA-14 preemption