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Ex. DUT-TX-002Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 81.081 and 81.082Department's Duty; Administration of Control MeasuresTexas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E, Control)TexasStateSept. 1, 19892020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-004Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.084Application of Control Measures to PropertyTexas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E)TexasStateSept. 1, 19892020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-016Tex. Health & Safety Code § 341.011NuisanceTexas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 341, Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures)TexasStateSept. 1, 19892020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-013Tex. Labor Code § 411.103Duty of Employer to Provide Safe WorkplaceTexas Legislature (Labor Code ch. 411, Workers' Health and Safety, Subchapter H, General Requirements Relating to Occupational Health and Safety)TexasStateSept. 1, 19952020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-008DSHS News Release, 'Texas Health Commissioner Declares Public Health Disaster' (March 19, 2020)Texas Health Commissioner Declares Public Health Disaster: Calls on Texans to stay home and limit gatherings to 10 peopleTexas Department of State Health Services (DSHS); Commissioner John Hellerstedt, M.D.TexasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeGathering capWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. TX-005Executive Order GA-10Relating to daily reporting during the COVID-19 disasterGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-020Open Texas, Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for All Employers (version archived May 12, 2020)Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for All EmployersGovernor Greg Abbott (Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas) with the Texas Department of State Health ServicesTexasStateMay 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary 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. 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-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. 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. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-010Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Cosmetology Salons/Hair Salons (revised May 5, 2020)Minimum Standard Health Protocols - Checklist for Cosmetology Salons/Hair SalonsGovernor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); Texas Department of Licensing and RegulationTexas; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas, posted and applied by TDLR (cosmetology program)StateMay 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-011Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Barber Shops (revised May 5, 2020)Minimum Standard Health Protocols - Checklist for Barber ShopsGovernor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLRTexas; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas, posted and applied by TDLR (barber program)StateMay 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-012Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Nail Salons (revised May 5, 2020)Minimum Standard Health Protocols - Checklist for Nail SalonsGovernor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLRTexas; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas, posted and applied by TDLR (cosmetology program, nail salons)StateMay 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-073Minimum Standard Health Protocols: Checklist for Driving Schools (classroom occupancy 25 percent from May 26, 2020; 50 percent; 75 percent from Oct. 13, 2020; six-foot distancing except in-car instruction and DPS road tests)Minimum Standard Health Protocols - Checklist for Driving SchoolsGovernor Greg Abbott (Strike Force to Open Texas); TDLRTexas; Governor's Strike Force to Open Texas, applied by TDLR (driver education and safety program)StateMay 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
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-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-010SY 20-21 Public Health Planning Guidance (version of July 28, 2020; first issued July 7, 2020)Public health planning requirements for the 2020-21 school year: posted mitigation plans, staff self-screening, exclusion of symptomatic and…Texas Education Agency, Commissioner Mike MorathTexas Education Agency (Commissioner of Education); State levelStateJuly 28, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. TX-023Executive Order GA-30Relating to the continued response to the COVID-19 disaster as Texas reopensGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateSept. 17, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. TX-025Executive Order GA-32Relating to the continued response to the COVID-19 disaster as Texas reopensGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateOct. 7, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. TX-030Executive Order GA-35Relating to COVID-19 vaccines and the protection of Texans' private health informationGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateApr. 5, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-014Senate Bill 6, Pandemic Liability Protection Act (Act of June 14, 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., ch. 528)An Act relating to liability for certain claims arising during a pandemic or disaster related to a pandemicTexas Legislature (87th Leg., R.S.), Senate Bill 6, signed by Governor AbbottTexasStateJune 14, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-015Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 148.003Liability for Causing Exposure to Pandemic DiseaseTexas Legislature (Civil Practice and Remedies Code ch. 148, Liability During Pandemic Emergency, added by S.B. 6)TexasStateJune 14, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. TX-032Senate Bill 968 (Act of June 16, 2021), § 161.0085 'COVID-19 Vaccine Passports Prohibited'Relating to public health disaster and public health emergency preparedness and response; providing a civil penaltyTexas Legislature (87th Leg., R.S.), Senate Bill 968, signed by Governor AbbottTexasStateJune 16, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. TX-036Executive Order GA-38Relating to the continued response to the COVID-19 disasterGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateJuly 29, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read

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