| Ex. MET-DFW-027 | Release: 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)County | Dec. 3, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-051 | DSHS 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 occupancy | Texas Department of State Health Services | Texas (Trauma Service Area E), addressed to Tarrant CountyState | Dec. 3, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Business closureCapacity limitHealth care ordersAlcohol and bars | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-094 | Notice: Federal face mask order enforced (Feb. 2, 2021)Trinity Metro enforcement of the CDC conveyance mask order from 11:59 p.m. Feb. 1, 2021 | Trinity Metro | Trinity Metro service areaSector regulator | Feb. 2, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-052 | Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (Feb. 23, 2021)Extension of the June 25, 2020 face-covering order to May 25, 2021 | Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley | Tarrant County, TexasCounty | Feb. 23, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-054 | Sixth Amended Declaration of Local Disaster and Renewal of SameSixth Amended Declaration of Local Disaster (renewed through May 25, 2021) | Tarrant County Judge and Commissioners Court | Tarrant County, TexasCounty | Feb. 23, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Emergency declaration | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-035 | City of Dallas Emergency Regulations FAQ (revised Feb. 26, 2021)FAQ: Federal Orders, Governor's Executive Orders, County's Order Regarding Face Coverings, City of Dallas Emergency Regulations (rev. Feb.… | City of Dallas (Office of Emergency Management) | City of Dallas, TexasCity | Feb. 26, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Capacity limitFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-053 | Executive Order Terminating Prior Order Dated February 23, 2021Termination of the county face-covering order upon GA-34 (Mar. 2, 2021) | Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley | Tarrant County, TexasCounty | Mar. 2, 2021 | 2021 Q1 | Face-covering requirement | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-037 | Twelfth Amended Emergency Regulations, Ordinance No. 31865Twelfth Amended Emergency Regulations (May 19, 2021) | City of Dallas (City Manager T.C. Broadnax; Emergency Management Director) | City of Dallas, TexasCity | May 19, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Telework mandateWorkplace rulesSupply chainOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-036 | Ordinance No. 31866, Rescission of the March 4, 2021 Emergency Regulations for Wearing Face Coverings in City Buildings and Facilities (Ordinance No. 31792)Rescission of Ordinance 31792 (face coverings in city buildings), effective May 21, 2021 | Dallas City Council; Emergency Management Director Eric Johnson | City of Dallas, TexasCity | May 19, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Face-covering requirement | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-072 | Order Dissolving Collin County District Court COVID Emergency OrdersOrder dissolving all Collin County district court COVID emergency orders (May 27, 2021) | Collin County District Courts (Local Administrative District Judge Emily Miskel, on behalf of thirteen district courts) | Collin County, TexasCourt | May 27, 2021 | 2021 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-038 | City of Dallas FAQ: Federal Orders and Directives, Governor's Executive Orders, City of Dallas Emergency Regulations (revised July 30, 2021)Emergency Regulations FAQ as revised July 30, 2021 | City of Dallas | City of Dallas, TexasCity | July 30, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Telework mandateFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-028 | Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public SpaceOrder on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public Space (Aug. 11, 2021) | Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins | Dallas County, TexasCounty | Aug. 11, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-029 | Frequently Asked Questions, Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public SpaceFAQ on the Aug. 11, 2021 face-mask order | Office of the Dallas County Judge | Dallas County, TexasCounty | Aug. 11, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-030 | Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public SpaceOrder on Required Use of a Face Mask (Aug. 12, 2021; adds higher education; adopts the Local Health Authority school order) | Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins | Dallas County, TexasCounty | Aug. 12, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-031 | Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins Modifying Order on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public SpaceOrder Modifying the Face-Mask Order (Aug. 16, 2021, 'in compliance with the Texas Supreme Court stay order') | Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins | Dallas County, TexasCounty | Aug. 16, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-095 | Order 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)Court | Sept. 27, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-055 | Eighth 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 Court | Tarrant County, TexasCounty | Sept. 29, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Emergency declaration | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-096 | Opinion, 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)Court | Nov. 22, 2021 | | Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-032 | Order 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 Jenkins | Dallas County, TexasCounty | Feb. 25, 2022 | | Face-covering requirementHealth care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-033 | Rescission 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 Jenkins | Dallas County, TexasCounty | Mar. 8, 2022 | | Face-covering requirementHealth care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-097 | Opinion, 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)Court | June 30, 2023 | | Courts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-086 | Temporary Standing Orders Regarding DFPS Visitation (COVID-19)District courts' temporary standing orders on DFPS visitation during COVID-19 (Apr. 2020) | Denton County District Courts | Denton County, TexasCourt | | 2020 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-099 | COVID-19 Operating Plan, Collin County Court System (2020)Collin County court system COVID-19 operating plan (2020) | Collin County Court System | Collin County, TexasCourt | | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Courts and public offices | Confirmed from a secondary source | |