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Ex. SEC-12-086Forty-Second Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9118Forty-Second Emergency Order (renewing the Thirty-Ninth Emergency Order on the Texas Eviction Diversion Program)Supreme Court of TexasTexasCourtSept. 21, 20212021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-049Message to the HISD community on the mask mandate and the Travis County injunction (Sept. 27, 2021)Mask mandate continues under a temporary injunction authorizing the District to keep requiring masks at all campuses, facilities and busesSuperintendent Millard House IIHouston Independent School District, TexasCitySept. 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-095Order denying Appellant-Intervenors' Rule 29.3 Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 05-21-00733-CVFifth Court of Appeals order refusing to stop enforcement of the Dallas and Richardson ISD face-covering rules (Sept. 27, 2021)Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas (Justices Osborne, Pedersen and Nowell)Texas (Fifth Court of Appeals, Dallas)CourtSept. 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-055Eighth Amended Declaration of Local Disaster and Renewal of SameEighth Amended Declaration of Local Disaster (Sept. 29, 2021; renewed through Nov. 23, 2021)Tarrant County Judge and Commissioners CourtTarrant County, TexasCountySept. 29, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-054Second Re-Adoption of the COVID-19 Operating PlanSecond Re-Adoption of the COVID-19 Operating PlanHarris County Local Administrative District JudgeHarris County, Texas (all courts)CourtSept. 30, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-079Harris County 'COVID-19 County Judge Orders' index (49 orders, March 11, 2020 - August 17, 2021), captured Sept. 30, 2021COVID-19 County Judge Orders indexHarris County Commissioners Court (agenda site)Harris County, TexasCountySept. 30, 2021OtherPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-071Misc. Docket No. 21-9119, Forty-Third Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterForty-Third Emergency Order (Oct. 1-Dec. 1, 2021)Supreme Court of TexasTexasCourtSept. 21, 20212021 Q3Telework mandateCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-073Health Advisory (schools) replacing the Health Directive of August 10, 2021Bexar County Health Authority Health Advisory, October 1, 2021C. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Local Health AuthorityBexar County and City of San Antonio (Local Health Authority)CountyOct. 1, 2021Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. TX-065Forty-Third Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9119Forty-Third Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterSupreme Court of TexasTexasCourtSept. 21, 2021Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TX-039Executive Order GA-40Relating to prohibiting vaccine mandates, subject to legislative actionGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateOct. 11, 2021Vaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-074Opinion, Greg Abbott v. City of San Antonio and County of Bexar, No. 04-21-00342-CV, 648 S.W.3d 498 (Tex. App.-San Antonio 2021), affirming the temporary injunctionAbbott v. City of San Antonio, No. 04-21-00342-CV, Opinion (Delivered and Filed November 10, 2021)Fourth Court of Appeals (Martinez, C.J.; Chapa and Rios, JJ.)Fourth Court of Appeals, San AntonioCourtNov. 10, 2021OtherPrimary source read
Ex. TX-066Forty-Fourth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9139 (Eviction Diversion Program after TDHCA closure)Forty-Fourth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterSupreme Court of TexasTexasCourtNov. 10, 2021Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-096Opinion, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 05-21-00733-CV, 665 S.W.3d 675 (Tex. App.--Dallas Nov. 22, 2021) (Nowell, J.), vacated (Tex. June 30, 2023)Fifth Court of Appeals opinion (Nowell, J.) affirming the temporary injunction against GA-38 in favor of Dallas County (Nov. 22, 2021)Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas (Opinion by Justice Nowell)Texas (Fifth Court of Appeals, Dallas)CourtNov. 22, 2021Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TX-067Forty-Fifth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9145Forty-Fifth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterSupreme Court of TexasTexasCourtNov. 23, 2021Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-060Abbott v. Harris County, No. 03-21-00429-CV, 641 S.W.3d 514 (Tex. App.-Austin Jan. 6, 2022) (opinion affirming temporary injunction)Opinion, Abbott v. Harris CountyCourt of Appeals for the Third District of TexasTexas (Third Court of Appeals, Austin)CourtJan. 6, 2022Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-032Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public SpaceFace-mask order as modified Feb. 25, 2022 (long-term care, health-care and congregate settings)Dallas County Judge Clay JenkinsDallas County, TexasCountyFeb. 25, 2022Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-033Rescission of County Judge Clay Jenkins COVID-19 Health and Safety Order Regarding Long-Term Care Facilities Issued August 4, 2020Rescission of the LTCF order of Aug. 4, 2020 (Mar. 8, 2022)Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis JenkinsDallas County, TexasCountyMar. 8, 2022Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-056County Judge Order 2022-02 Terminating Amended Order 2021-09a; Relating to COVID-19 and Requirement to Wear Face Coverings in Designated Travis County FacilitiesOrder terminating County Judge Order 2021-09a (face coverings in designated County facilities) effective March 22, 2022Travis County Judge Andy BrownTravis County, TexasCountyMar. 22, 2022OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-017TABC Article, Expiration of temporary coronavirus measuresExpiration of temporary coronavirus measures (To: All TABC license and permit holders)Texas Alcoholic Beverage CommissionTexas (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulatorJuly 13, 2022OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-097Opinion, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 21-1080 (Tex. June 30, 2023) (vacating the court of appeals' judgment and dissolving the temporary injunction)Supreme Court of Texas opinion in Abbott v. Jenkins (June 30, 2023)Supreme Court of Texas (Opinion by Justice Blacklock)Texas (Supreme Court of Texas)CourtJune 30, 2023Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-061Abbott v. Harris County, No. 22-0124 (Tex. June 30, 2023) (opinion reversing and dissolving the temporary injunction)Opinion, Abbott v. Harris CountySupreme Court of Texas (Blacklock, J.)Texas (Supreme Court)CourtJune 30, 2023Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-075Opinion, Greg Abbott v. City of San Antonio and Bexar County, No. 21-1079, vacating the court of appeals' judgment and dissolving the temporary injunctionAbbott v. City of San Antonio and Bexar County, No. 21-1079 (Tex. June 30, 2023)Supreme Court of Texas (Blacklock, J.)Supreme Court of TexasCourtJune 30, 2023OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-076Opinion, Greg Abbott v. Harris County, No. 22-0124 (Tex. June 30, 2023), holding the Disaster Act authorized GA-38's prohibition of local mask requirementsAbbott v. Harris County, No. 22-0124 (Tex. June 30, 2023)Supreme Court of Texas (Blacklock, J.; Lehrmann, J., concurring)Supreme Court of TexasCourtJune 30, 2023OtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-05-020TABC Coronavirus Information page as of Sept. 26, 2026 (retired): 'This page is no longer in use because all waivers and exemptions related to the coronavirus have expired'; index of Governor's Waivers (Mar. 2020; Apr.-May 2020; June 2020-Mar. 2021)Coronavirus InformationTexas Alcoholic Beverage CommissionTexasSector regulatorSept. 26, 2026Alcohol and barsPrimary source read