Executive Order GA-18 (Apr. 27, 2020), para. 2(i)

The record

Jurisdiction

Texas

Level

State

Authority

Tex. Gov't Code ch. 418; DSHS minimum standard health protocols incorporated

Issued

2020-04-27 Apr. 27, 2020

Effective

2020-04-27 (immediately); reopened services from 2020-05-01 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-04-27)

End

2020-05-15 11:59 p.m. (superseded by GA-21 on 2020-05-05) (read as 2020-05-15)

In force

Apr. 27, 2020 to May 15, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care orders

Addressees

• every person in Texas
• retail, restaurants, movie theaters, malls, museums and libraries
• bars, gyms, pools, bowling alleys, arcades, massage, tattoo, salons (remain closed)
• offices
• local governments
• schools

Functions reached

• SF sales floor 25%
• DR dining room 25%
• ML malls 25% (food courts closed)
• PE theaters 25%
• OF offices (single person only)
• CT local permitting and recording offices (reopening at local option)
• BA bars closed
• FC gyms closed
• SL salons closed
• GATH

Collection

Texas TX

Operative words

Starting at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 1, 2020: a) In-store retail services, for retail establishments that operate at up to 25 percent of the total listed occupancy of the retail establishment. b) Dine-in restaurant services, for restaurants that operate at up to 25 percent of the total listed occupancy of the restaurant; provided, however, that (a) this applies only to restaurants that have less than 51 percent of their gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages... c) Movie theaters that operate at up to 25 percent... d) Shopping malls that operate at up to 25 percent... food-court dining areas, play areas, and interactive displays and settings must remain closed. e) Museums and libraries... 25 percent... g) Services provided by an individual working alone in an office. h) Golf course operations. i) Local government operations, including county and municipal governmental operations relating to permitting, recordation, and document-filing services, as determined by the local government.... People shall avoid visiting bars, gyms, public swimming pools, interactive amusement venues such as bowling alleys and video arcades, massage establishments, tattoo studios, piercing studios, or cosmetology salons.... Individuals are encouraged to wear appropriate face coverings, but no jurisdiction can impose a civil or criminal penalty for failure to wear a face covering.

Enforcement

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