| Ex. DUT-TX-020 | Open Texas, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for All Employers (version archived May 12, 2020)Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for All Employers | Governor Greg Abbott (Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas) with the Texas Department of State Health Services | TexasState | May 12, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-TX-021 | In re Abbott, No. 20-50264 (5th Cir. Apr. 7, 2020) (published), 954 F.3d 772In re Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of Texas, et al. (petition for writ of mandamus; GA-09) | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Duncan, J., joined by Elrod, J.; Dennis, J., dissenting) | Texas (United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit)Court | Apr. 7, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-TX-016 | Tex. Health & Safety Code § 341.011Nuisance | Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 341, Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures) | TexasState | Sept. 1, 1989 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-TX-018 | Tex. Health & Safety Code § 437.0145 (with §§ 437.002 and 437.016)Emergency Suspension or Closing Order; Enforcement of State Law by County or Public Health District; Criminal Penalty | Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 437, Regulation of Food Service Establishments, Retail Food Stores, Mobile Food Units, and Roadside Food Vendors) | TexasState | Sept. 1, 1999 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition | Primary source read | |