The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Texas
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- Tex. Alco. Bev. Code; Governor's waivers under Gov't Code § 418.016; Executive Orders GA-18 through GA-32
- Issued
- 2021-03-10 Mar. 10, 2021
- Effective
- March 2020 - March 2021 (as described) (read as 2021-03-10)
- End
- 'all waivers and exemptions related to the coronavirus have expired' (page as rendered Sept. 26, 2026) (read as 2026-09-26)
- In force
- Mar. 10, 2021 to Sept. 26, 2026
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars
- Addressees
- TABC permittees and licensees (bars, restaurants, distributors, retailers)
- Functions reached
- BA bars (closed Mar. 20 - May 22, 2020; 25% May 22; 50% June 3; closed June 26 - Oct. 14, 2020; 50% by county opt-in Oct. 14, 2020 - Mar. 10, 2021)
- DR restaurants
- TO alcohol-to-go
- SC distributors
- Collection
- Texas TX
Operative words
March 2020... Governor's Waivers... Allowed Mixed Beverage Permit (MB) holders to sell alcohol-to-go... April-May 2020 TABC's Actions... Issued GA-18 guidance (bars closed | restaurants at 25%)... Issued GA-23 guidance (bars at 25% | restaurants at 50%)... June 2020-March 2021 TABC's Actions... Issued GA-26 guidance (bars at 50% | restaurants at 75%)... Educated businesses for Operation Safe Open... Issued GA-28 guidance (bars closed | restaurants at 50%)... Established process to qualify as a restaurant under GA-28... Eased qualifications for Food and Beverage Certificates... Issued GA-30 guidance (bars closed | restaurants at 50 or 75%)... Issued GA-32 guidance (bars closed or at 50% | restaurants at 50 or 75%).
Notes
The alcoholic-beverage regulator's own chronology;
Retrieval noteTABC's own summary read in full; the underlying rules and industry notices were not read.