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Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-061Board of Law Examiners 'All Announcements' page (archived Oct. 18, 2020): Supreme Court order cancelling the July 2020 in-person exam, in-person Sept. 9-10, 2020 exam with hotel-room assignments, remote Oct. 5-6, 2020 exam, acceptance of remote scores of 270 from other UBE jurisdictions (Aug. 24, 2020)Texas Board of Law Examiners - All Announcements (2020 bar exam chronology)Texas Board of Law ExaminersTexas; Board of Law Examiners (agency of the Supreme Court of Texas)CourtJuly 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-010Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order No. 20200702-017Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order (individual face coverings; mandatory face-covering policies for all business establishments…Mayor Steve AdlerCity of Austin, TexasCityJuly 2, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-021Outdoor Gatherings OrderOrder of County Judge Lina Hidalgo: Outdoor Gatherings OrderCounty Judge Lina HidalgoHarris County, TexasCountyJuly 3, 20202020 Q3Gathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-12-GM-018ASHRAE, press release, "ASHRAE's First-Ever Virtual Conference Is Proving to Be a Success" (July 3, 2020): 2,505 registered participants; live event June 29-July 2, 2020ASHRAE 2020 Annual ConferenceASHRAEAustin, TXOrganizerJuly 3, 20202020 Q3Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. TX-022Executive Order GA-29Relating to the use of face coverings during the COVID-19 disasterGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateJuly 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-048Emergency re-adoption of the amendments to 22 TAC § 174.5 (issuance of prescriptions during the COVID-19 disaster), July 1, 2020TMB Extends Emergency Rule Related to Issuance of Prescriptions (July 1, 2020)Texas Medical Board, Executive Committee (with advice and direction from the Governor's Office)Texas Medical Board; State levelSector regulatorJuly 1, 20202020 Q3Health care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-033Supplement to Executive Order NW-12 (foreclosure sale of July 7, 2020 postponed)Supplement to Executive Order NW-12 of County Judge Nelson W. Wolff Issued July 6, 2020County Judge Nelson W. WolffBexar County, TexasCountyJuly 6, 20202020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-08-GM-020State Fair of Texas release, '2020 State Fair of Texas Canceled Due to COVID-19 Concerns' (July 6, 2020)State Fair of Texas 2020 and 2021, with the Texas Auto Show held inside the fair ('the only fair in the United States to include a full auto…State Fair of Texas (board of directors)Dallas (Fair Park), TXOrganizerJuly 6, 20202020 Q3Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-26-GM-003State Fair of Texas 2020 Canceled COVID 19State Fair of Texas (livestock shows, Big Tex Youth Livestock Auction, commercial exhibitors, Texas Auto Show)State Fair of TexasDallas (Fair Park), TXOrganizerJuly 6, 20202020 Q3Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-090Mayor's Third Public Health Advisory Related to COVID-19 (July 7, 2020)Mayor's Third Public Health Advisory: face coverings 'strongly recommended' for every person in San Marcos (tracking GA-29), building on the…Mayor Jane HughsonCity of San Marcos, Texas (Hays County)CityJuly 7, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-06-GM-019Dallas Morning News, 'The State Fair of Texas is officially canceled' (July 7, 2020)State Fair of Texas 2020State Fair of Texas (nonprofit)Dallas (Fair Park), TXOrganizerJuly 7, 20202020 Q3Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-06-GM-036State Fair of Texas, 'COVID-19 Updates: Until We Meet Again in 2021' (July 7, 2020 cancellation; June 2, 2021 return notice)State Fair of Texas 2020State Fair of Texas (nonprofit)Dallas (Fair Park), TXOrganizerJuly 7, 20202020 Q3Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-090TEA Public Health Planning Guidance for the 2020-21 school year (July 7, 2020; on-campus instruction with masks required; parental choice of remote; attendance-funding flexibility of July 14-17, 2020 for up to eight weeks of remote instruction), and the Aug. 5 and Aug. 19, 2021 public health guidance (mask provision not enforced during the GA-38 litigation)TEA SY 2020-21 Public Health Planning Guidance and 2021-22 updatesTexas Education Agency (Commissioner Mike Morath)TexasSector regulatorJuly 7, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-20-GM-033Homepage notice: the State Fair of Texas will not open for the 2020 seasonState Fair of TexasState Fair of Texas (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit)Dallas (Fair Park), TXOrganizerJuly 7, 20202020 Q3Organizer noticePrimary source read
Ex. TX-051Proclamation renewing the COVID-19 disaster declarationA proclamation renewing the declaration stating that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) poses an imminent threat of disaster for all counties…Governor Greg AbbottTexasStateJuly 10, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-026Notice of Emergency Rules Adoption: Health Authority Rules of July 14, 2020Health Authority Emergency Rules (face coverings outside the residence; site rules: face coverings, disinfection, gatherings of ten or less…Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Mark E. Escott, MD, MPH, Interim Medical Director and Health Authority), with City Manager and City Attorney certificationCity of Austin, TexasCityJuly 14, 20202020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-027Health Authority Order of Control Measures for In-Person School Campus InstructionOrder barring on-campus, face-to-face instruction and extracurricular activities in all public and private schools in Travis County until…Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Mark E. Escott, MD, MPH, Interim Health Authority)Travis County, Texas (all independent school districts and private schools operating in Travis County)CountyJuly 14, 20202020 Q3Business closureSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-074Resolution continuing the County Judge's Declaration of Local Disaster (July 14, 2020)Resolution continuing the Hays County local state of disaster for not more than 62 daysHays County Commissioners Court (Judge Ruben Becerra presiding; attested by County Clerk Elaine Cardenas)Hays County, TexasCountyJuly 14, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-008TABC Industry Notice, One-Year Renewals for Mixed Beverage Businesses Impacted by COVID-19Industry Notice to Mixed Beverage Permit Holders: One-Year Renewals for Mixed Beverage Businesses Impacted by COVID-19Texas Alcoholic Beverage CommissionTexas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulatorJuly 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-034Executive Order NW-13Executive Order NW-13 of County Judge Nelson W. WolffCounty Judge Nelson W. WolffBexar County, TexasCountyJuly 15, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-019Fourth Order Directing Certain Actions and Granting Exceptions to Certain Rules, Project No. 50664Deferred payment plans on request renewed 'until further order of the Commission'; exception to the electric disconnection-for-nonpayment…Public Utility Commission of TexasTexas (State public utility commission)Sector regulatorJuly 16, 20202020 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-035Supplemental Executive Order to NW-13 (long-term care visitation and staffing)Supplemental Executive Order to Executive Order NW-13 of County Judge Nelson W. Wolff Issued July 17, 2020County Judge Nelson W. WolffBexar County, TexasCountyJuly 17, 20202020 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-036Health Directive (schools): no on-campus instruction until after September 7, 2020Health DirectiveC. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Local Health Authority for Bexar County and the City of San AntonioBexar County and City of San Antonio (Local Health Authority)CountyJuly 17, 20202020 Q3Gathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-037Sixth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting NW-10, GA-27, GA-28 as amended, GA-29)Sixth Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19Mayor Ron NirenbergCity of San Antonio, TexasCityJuly 17, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-049Joint Control Order of the Local Health Authorities for Tarrant County, the City of Arlington, and the City of Burleson Regarding Public and Non-Religious Private SchoolsJoint Control Order on schools (July 21, 2020; no on-campus instruction until Sept. 28, 2020)Catherine A. Colquitt, M.D. (Local Health Authority, Tarrant County); Cynthia Simmons, M.D. (Arlington); Steve Martin, M.D. (Burleson)Tarrant County, City of Arlington and City of Burleson, TexasCountyJuly 21, 20202020 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read