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Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency

Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency

County Judge Lina Hidalgo · Harris County, Texas (County)

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Jurisdiction
Harris County, Texas · Houston · Texas
Level
County
Authority
Tex. Gov't Code 418.108(a)
Issued
2020-03-11 Mar. 11, 2020
Effective
2020-03-11 immediately (read as 2020-03-11)
End
renewed by Commissioners Court Mar. 17, Mar. 24, Apr. 28, May 19, June 9, June 30, Aug. 25, 2020 and continuously thereafter (COA recital, Ex. -060); in force through 2021 (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Mar. 11, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • Harris County
  • the public
Functions reached
  • predicate for all county orders
Collection
Houston MET-HOU

Operative words

That a local state of disaster for public health emergency is hereby declared for Harris County... Any individual, group of individuals, or property subject to a Local Health Authority Order... shall limit ingress and egress and take such measures as specified by that Local Health Authority Order.

Enforcement

predicate for orders under 418.108(g), 418.1015, 418.018; violations of orders punishable under 418.173

Notes

Predicate only; seven-day limit unless continued by Commissioners Court

Retrieval note

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