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Ex. MET-HOU-009Amended Order of County Judge Lina Hidalgo: Use of Face CoveringsAmended Order Use of Face CoveringsCounty Judge Lina HidalgoHarris County, TexasCountyApr. 28, 20202020 Q2Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-010Order Extending Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency to May 20, 2020Order Extending Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency to May 20, 2020Harris County Commissioners Court (agenda letter of Apr. 21, 2020 and order)Harris County, TexasCountyApr. 28, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-018Executive Order NW-07Executive Order NW-07 of County Judge Nelson W. WolffCounty Judge Nelson W. WolffBexar County, TexasCountyApr. 29, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-019Sixth Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting GA-18), with Exhibit 1Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (6th Declaration)Mayor Ron NirenbergCity of San Antonio, TexasCityApr. 29, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-082Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (Apr. 28, 2020)Disaster declaration continued through May 15, 2020; GA-18 and the Report to Open Texas adopted as county standards; Class C misdemeanorDenton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners CourtDenton County, TexasCountyApr. 28, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-011Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Temporarily controlling the occupancy of a premises)Temporarily Controlling the Occupancy of a Premises (May 5, 2020 sales)County Judge Lina HidalgoHarris County, TexasCountyApr. 30, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-046Emergency rule amending 22 TAC § 190.8(2)(U): Notice and Compliance Requirements Concerning COVID-19 Minimum Standards of Safe Practice (press release of Apr. 30, 2020 quoting the rule)TMB Adopts Emergency Rule Related to Gov. Abbott's Executive Order GA-19 (COVID-19 minimum standards of safe practice: masks, screening, N95…Texas Medical Board, Executive CommitteeTexas Medical Board; State levelSector regulatorApr. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-026Executive Order GA-20Relating to expanding travel without restrictions as part of the safe, strategic plan to Open Texas (rescinding GA-12; restating GA-11 for…Governor Greg AbbottTexasStateApr. 27, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-064Resolution of Public Health Emergency (Resolution No. 5216-04-2020, approved Apr. 29, 2020; filed May 1, 2020)Resolution extending the public health emergency coterminous with the Governor's State of Disaster and superseding all prior declarationsFort Worth City CouncilCity of Fort Worth, TexasCityMay 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-01-047Executive Order GA-19Relating to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disasterGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateApr. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-02-013Executive Order GA-19Relating to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disasterGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateApr. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-03-016Executive Order GA-19Relating to hospital capacity and personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 disasterGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateApr. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-03-017Emergency Rule, 22 Tex. Admin. Code 108.7 (Minimum Standard of Care, General), COVID-19 provisionsEmergency Rule 108.7 (version effective Feb. 19, 2021, strikethrough)Texas State Board of Dental ExaminersTexasSector regulatorFeb. 19, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-12-GM-005Texas Bar Blog (State Bar of Texas), "2020 State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting is Canceled" (May 1, 2020)State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2020 and 2021State Bar of TexasDallas (2020); Fort Worth (2021 planned), TXOrganizerMay 1, 20202020 Q2Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-12-GM-130State Bar of Texas, Texas Bar Blog, "2020 State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting is Canceled" (May 1, 2020), archived capture of May 3, 2020 (alternate capture of SEC-12-GM-005)State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2020 and 2021State Bar of TexasDallas (2020); Fort Worth (2021 planned), TXOrganizerMay 1, 20202020 Q2Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. TX-012Executive Order GA-19Relating to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disasterGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateApr. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. TX-013Executive Order GA-20Relating to expanding travel without restrictions as part of the safe, strategic plan to Open Texas in response to the COVID-19 disasterGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateApr. 27, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. TX-043Texans Helping Texans: The Governor's Report to Open Texas (with DSHS minimum standard health protocols for reopened services)The Governor's Report to Open TexasGovernor Greg Abbott; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas; DSHSTexasStateApr. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-035Board of Pardons and Paroles Temporary Order of May 4, 2020Telework for selected employees; in-person unit interviews suspended (video or telephone); in-person office interviews of offender families…Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (David Gutierrez, Presiding Officer)Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles; State levelStateMay 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-017Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Reopened ServicesSupplemental Order on Reopened Services (25 percent occupancy; Minimum Standard Health Protocols made mandatory)Dallas County Judge Clay JenkinsDallas County, TexasCountyMay 4, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-11-GM-036FleetOwner ACT Expo GATS 2020 CanceledGreat American Trucking Show (GATS)Randall-Reilly LLC (Tuscaloosa, AL)Dallas, TXOrganizerMay 4, 20202020 Q2Organizer noticeConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-18-025Executive Order GA-21Relating to the expanded reopening of services as part of the safe, strategic plan to Open Texas in response to the COVID-19 disasterGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateMay 5, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-23-004Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Temporary Exceptions to Certain Administrative Rules (three Commission orders adopted May 5, 2020)Temporary Exceptions to Certain Administrative RulesRailroad Commission of Texas (Commissioners Wayne Christian, Christi Craddick, Ryan Sitton), open meeting of May 5, 2020, conference agenda item 189TexasSector regulatorMay 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Workplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. TX-014Executive Order GA-21Relating to the expanded reopening of services as part of the safe, strategic plan to Open Texas in response to the COVID-19 disasterGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateMay 5, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. TX-015Executive Order GA-22Relating to confinement during the COVID-19 disasterGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateMay 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read

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