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Ex. MET-HOU-026Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Temporarily controlling the occupancy of a premises)Occupancy of a Premises Order (Nov. 3, 2020 sales)County Judge Lina HidalgoHarris County, TexasCountyOct. 29, 20202020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TX-047State of Texas v. El Paso County, No. 08-20-00226-CV (Tex. App.—El Paso Nov. 13, 2020) (corrected opinion) (reviewing El Paso County Emergency Order No. 13 of Oct. 29, 2020, extended by Order No. 14 to Dec. 1, 2020)Corrected Opinion: El Paso County Judge's business-closure and curfew order conflicts with GA-32 and is preemptedCourt of Appeals for the Eighth District of Texas (Alley, C.J.)Texas (El Paso County)CourtNov. 13, 20202020 Q4Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-067Misc. Docket No. 20-9135, Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterTwenty-Ninth Emergency Order (no justice or municipal court jury proceedings before Feb. 1, 2021; district-court jury proceedings only under…Supreme Court of TexasTexasCourtNov. 11, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TX-061Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9135Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterSupreme Court of TexasTexasCourtNov. 11, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-027Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Temporarily controlling the occupancy of a premises)Occupancy of a Premises Order (Dec. 1, 2020 sales)County Judge Lina HidalgoHarris County, TexasCountyNov. 24, 20202020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-051Executive Order NW-17 (Thanksgiving curfew; restaurant curfew; hospital capacity reserve)Executive Order NW-17 of County Judge Nelson W. WolffCounty Judge Nelson W. WolffBexar County, TexasCountyNov. 25, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-052Eleventh Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting NW-16, GA-29, GA-31, GA-32; curfews; hospital reserve)Eleventh Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19Mayor Ron NirenbergCity of San Antonio, TexasCityNov. 25, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-028County Judge's Sixth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County BuildingsSixth Order Authorizing Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County BuildingsCounty Judge Lina HidalgoHarris County, TexasCountyNov. 30, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-027Release: COVID-19 Hospitalizations for Trauma Service Area E Triggers Mandatory Capacity ReductionsTSA E high-hospitalization notice (Dec. 3, 2020)Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins (release)Dallas County, Texas (Trauma Service Area E)CountyDec. 3, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-051DSHS letter to Tarrant County Judge Whitley: TSA E an area with high hospitalizations under GA-32DSHS notice of GA-32 high-hospitalization status (TSA E) and 50 percent occupancyTexas Department of State Health ServicesTexas (Trauma Service Area E), addressed to Tarrant CountyStateDec. 3, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. TX-027Proclamation 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 AbbottTexasStateDec. 6, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-053Executive Order NW-18Executive Order NW-18 of County Judge Nelson W. WolffCounty Judge Nelson W. WolffBexar County, TexasCountyDec. 8, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-054Amended Health Directive Related to School Systems dated December 8, 2020Amended Health Directive Related to School Systems Dated Dec. 8, 2020C. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Local Health AuthorityBexar County and City of San Antonio (Local Health Authority)CountyDec. 8, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Schools and child careEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-015TABC Industry Notice, TABC Approves Amendment Extension To Continue Helping Businesses Reopen Safely (emergency amendments to 16 TAC § 33.5 extended to February 20, 2021)Industry Notice: TABC Approves Amendment Extension To Continue Helping Businesses Reopen SafelyTexas Alcoholic Beverage CommissionTexas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulatorDec. 15, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-029Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules of December 15, 2020Health Authority Rules of December 15, 2020 (face coverings; site rules; continuing through April 15, 2021)Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark Escott)City of Austin, TexasCityDec. 15, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-AUS-013Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order No. 20201215-021Stay Home, Mask, and Otherwise Be Safe Order (gatherings over 10 prohibited; individual face coverings; mandatory face-covering policies for…Mayor Steve AdlerCity of Austin, TexasCityDec. 15, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-044County Judge Order 2020-21, Relating to the COVID-19 Community RestrictionsCOVID-19 Community Restrictions Order (gatherings over 10 prohibited; face coverings; business Health and Safety Policies; December 16, 2020…Travis County Judge Samuel T. Biscoe (signature page not read; Judge Biscoe held office until Judge Andy Brown's succession in November 2020 - Judge Brown signed the December 23 order)Travis County, Texas (all cities and municipalities within the county listed in Exhibit A)CountyDec. 15, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-045County Judge Order No. 2020-22 Relating to Notices to Vacate, Eviction Proceedings in response to COVID-19Order prohibiting notices to vacate and related landlord actions (December 17, 2020 through February 1, 2021)Travis County Judge Andy BrownTravis County, TexasCountyDec. 17, 20202020 Q42021 Q1OtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-23-007Notice to Oil and Gas Operators: Expiration of Certain Administrative Compliance and Technical Permitting and Filing RequirementsExpiration of the April 3, 2020 extensions on December 31, 2020Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas DivisionTexasSector regulatorDec. 21, 20202020 Q4OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-014Order No. 20201223-023 (Stage 5)Stage 5 Order: stay-home urging 10:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.; recommended modified operations for restaurants, retail and schoolsMayor Steve AdlerCity of Austin, TexasCityDec. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Stay-at-homeCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-046County Judge Order 2020-23: Relating to Stage 5 COVID-19 Community RestrictionsStage 5 COVID-19 Community Restrictions (stay-home urging 10:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.; recommended modified operations for restaurants, retail…Travis County Judge Andy BrownTravis County, Texas (all cities and municipalities within the county listed in Exhibit A)CountyDec. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Stay-at-homeCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-055Executive Order NW-19 (area of high hospitalization: 50 percent occupancy; bars closed)Executive Order NW-19 of County Judge Nelson W. WolffCounty Judge Nelson W. WolffBexar County, TexasCountyDec. 28, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-029Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Temporarily controlling the occupancy of a premises)Occupancy of a Premises Order (Jan. 5, 2021 sales)County Judge Lina HidalgoHarris County, TexasCountyDec. 30, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-030Amended Order by the County Judge of Harris County (Temporarily controlling the occupancy of a premises)Amended Occupancy of a Premises Order (Jan. 5, 2021 sales)County Judge Lina HidalgoHarris County, TexasCountyJan. 4, 20212021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TX-028Proclamation 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 AbbottTexasStateJan. 5, 20212021 Q1Emergency declarationPrimary source read

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