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County Judge's Seventh Order Requiring Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County Buildings

Seventh Order Requiring Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County Buildings

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 ch. 418 (418.018 recited by the Court of Appeals); GA-34 carve-out
Issued
2021-03-09 Mar. 9, 2021
Effective
on signing (read as 2021-03-09)
End
superseded by the Commissioners Court order of May 25, 2021 and the Eighth Order of Aug. 17, 2021 (read as 2021-05-25)
In force
Mar. 9, 2021 to May 25, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • any person entering a Harris County building
  • Harris County employees
Functions reached
  • CT
  • CB
  • WF
Collection
Houston MET-HOU

Operative words

Whereas, on March 2, 2021, Governor Abbott issued Executive Order GA-34, which... proclaims that effective March 10, 2021, no person in such areas 'may be required by any jurisdiction to wear or to mandate the wearing of a face covering'... [face coverings and screening nonetheless required in county buildings under the county's authority over its own premises]

Enforcement

denial of entry

Notes

Issued the day before GA-34 took effect; the Court of Appeals identified this order as one of the local requirements at issue (Ex. -060)

Retrieval note

Scanned; OCR read.

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