| 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-005 | Stay Home, Work Safe OrderOrder of County Judge Lina Hidalgo: Stay Home, Work Safe | County Judge Lina Hidalgo | Harris County, Texas (adopted by the City of Houston)County | Mar. 24, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-HOU-074 | Third Amended and Restated Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County ('Stay Home to Save Lives')Third Amended and Restated Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County | County Judge KP George | Fort Bend County, TexasCounty | Mar. 24, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-HOU-007 | Temporary Closure of Harris County Parks OrderTemporary Closure of Harris County Parks | County Judge Lina Hidalgo | Harris County, TexasCounty | Apr. 8, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Business closureEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-HOU-056 | Order Closing Galveston County Beaches During the COVID-19 DisasterOrder Closing Galveston County Beaches During the COVID-19 Disaster | County Judge Mark Henry | Galveston County, TexasCounty | Apr. 8, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Business closureTravel and quarantineEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-HOU-012 | Fourth Amended Stay Home, Work Safe OrderFourth Amended Stay Home, Work Safe Order | County Judge Lina Hidalgo | Harris County, TexasCounty | May 21, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| 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-021 | Outdoor Gatherings OrderOrder of County Judge Lina Hidalgo: Outdoor Gatherings Order | County Judge Lina Hidalgo | Harris County, TexasCounty | July 3, 2020 | 2020 Q3 | Gathering capEvents and venuesCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-HOU-040 | Joint Control Order of the Local Health Authorities for Harris County and the City of Houston Regarding Public and Non-Religious Private SchoolsJoint Control Order Regarding Public and Non-Religious Private Schools | Local Health Authorities for Harris County and for the City of Houston | Harris County and City of Houston, TexasCounty | July 24, 2020 | 2020 Q3 | Schools and child careEvents and venues | Primary source read | |