| Ex. MET-HOU-044 | Release: Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Declare Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19Mayor's proclamation of a Local State of Disaster Due to a Public Health Emergency; Rodeo closed; City events cancelled | Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release) | City of Houston, TexasCity | Mar. 11, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declarationEvents and venues | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-HOU-045 | Release: City Extends Emergency Disaster Declaration; Mayor Turner Cancels City Events Through AprilCity Council indefinitely extends the proclamation of local disaster (15-1); City events cancelled through April | Houston City Council and Mayor (Office of the Mayor release) | City of Houston, TexasCity | Mar. 17, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Emergency declarationEvents and venues | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-HOU-043 | Fourth Amended Order Prohibiting Certain Large Gatherings and Events and Reopening and Imposing Temporary Restrictions on Certain Businesses and City PremisesFourth Amended Order Prohibiting Certain Large Gatherings and Events and Reopening and Imposing Temporary Restrictions on Certain Businesses… | Mayor Sylvester Turner | City of Houston, TexasCity | June 29, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-HOU-020 | Amended Order of County Judge Lina Hidalgo Regarding Health and Safety Policy and Face CoveringsAmended Order Regarding Health and Safety Policy and Face Coverings | County Judge Lina Hidalgo | Harris County, TexasCounty | July 1, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-HOU-047 | Release: Mayor Turner Announces Citations Will Be Issued to People Not Wearing Face MasksHPD directed to issue warnings and $250 citations under the State mask order | Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release) | City of Houston, TexasCity | Aug. 3, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Face-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-HOU-023 | Order Extending Amended Order of County Judge Lina Hidalgo Regarding Health and Safety Policy and Face CoveringsOrder Extending Amended Order Regarding Health and Safety Policy and Face Coverings | County Judge Lina Hidalgo | Harris County, TexasCounty | Aug. 26, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-HOU-028 | County 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 Buildings | County Judge Lina Hidalgo | Harris County, TexasCounty | Nov. 30, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q1 | Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-HOU-034 | County Judge's Seventh Order Requiring Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County BuildingsSeventh Order Requiring Fever and Health Screening and Requiring Face Coverings in County Buildings | County Judge Lina Hidalgo | Harris County, TexasCounty | Mar. 9, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q2 | Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-HOU-065 | Fort Bend County Local Mask Order (county posting)Fort Bend County Local Mask Order | County Judge KP George | Fort Bend County, TexasCounty | Mar. 9, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirement | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-HOU-051 | Modification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person ProceedingsModification of COVID-19 Operating Plan to Allow for the Resumption of In-Person Proceedings | Harris County Local Administrative District Judge | Harris County, Texas (all courts)Court | Mar. 15, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |