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Ex. MET-DFW-006Emergency Standing OrderEmergency Standing Order of the District Courts sitting in Dallas CountyThe Civil District Courts of the State of Texas sitting in Dallas County (14 judges)Dallas County, TexasCourtMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-044Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (Mar. 27, 2020)Amended stay-at-home Executive Order (Mar. 27, 2020; curbside pickup; Essential Services)Tarrant County Judge B. Glen WhitleyTarrant County, TexasCountyMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-007Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Stay Home Stay SafeAmended Order (Minimum Basic Operations; construction and LTCF exhibits)Dallas County Judge Clay JenkinsDallas County, TexasCountyMar. 29, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-083General Order Regarding Setting Hearings in a Virtual Courtroom Environment Under the 2020 State of Disaster COVID-19 and Related CoronavirusGeneral Order requiring hearings to be held by virtual courtroom technologies (CourtCall or Microsoft Teams)Hon. Betsy F. Lambeth, 425th District CourtWilliamson County, Texas (425th Judicial District Court)CourtMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-084General Order: Court Operations in Williamson County Family Courts Under the 2020 State of Disaster COVID-19 and Related Coronavirus (filed March 31, 2020)General Order continuing all family-court jury trials through June 30, 2020, barring in-person courthouse visits without prior…Judges of the 368th, 395th and 425th District Courts and County Courts at Law One, Three and Four of Williamson CountyWilliamson County, Texas (368th, 395th and 425th District Courts and County Courts at Law Nos. 1, 3 and 4; family courts)CourtMar. 31, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-079Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (Stay at Home Order continued)Commissioners Court Stay at Home Order continued (Mar. 31, 2020; through Apr. 7)Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners CourtDenton County, TexasCountyMar. 31, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-051Harris County Sheriff's Office, 'Frequently Asked Questions COVID-19' (as archived Apr. 10, 2020)Public access to storefronts and substations restricted; jail visitation suspended (attorney-client interviews and essential visits…Harris County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Ed Gonzalez)Harris County, Texas (Sheriff's Office; Harris County Jail); county levelCountyApr. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-049Harris County Family District Courts' First Amended Policies and Procedures during COVID-19First Amended Policies and Procedures during COVID-19Harris County Family District CourtsHarris County, Texas (Family District Courts)CourtMay 5, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-010Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home OrderSafer At Home Order (Apr. 2, 2020)Dallas County Judge Clay JenkinsDallas County, TexasCountyApr. 2, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-14-082TDEM Essential Services list (additions to CISA v2.0)Essential ServicesTexas Division of Emergency Management (under GA-14)TexasStateApr. 2, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-18-033Executive Order GA-14Relating to statewide continuity of essential services and activities during the COVID-19 disasterGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateMar. 31, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. TX-008Executive Order GA-14Relating to statewide continuity of essential services and activities during the COVID-19 disasterGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateMar. 31, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-013Impact of COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions (posted Apr. 3, 2020; archived Apr. 6, 2020)Impact of COVID-19: Frequently Asked QuestionsTexas Real Estate CommissionTexas; Texas Real Estate CommissionSector regulatorApr. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-046Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (Apr. 3, 2020)Stay-at-home Executive Order extended to Apr. 30, 2020 (harmonized with GA-14)Tarrant County Judge B. Glen WhitleyTarrant County, TexasCountyApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-006Order Extending and Amending the Stay Home, Work Safe OrderAmended and Extended Stay Home, Work Safe OrderCounty Judge Lina HidalgoHarris County, TexasCountyApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-063Misc. Docket No. 20-9052, Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterNinth Emergency Order (eviction proceedings suspended to April 30, 2020)Supreme Court of TexasTexasCourtApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-012Bexar County Civil District Courts COVID-19 Court Operations PlanCOVID-19 Court Operations PlanThe District Courts of Bexar County (Civil District Courts Administration)Bexar County Civil District CourtsCourtApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-061Sixth Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Stay at Home, Work Safe MeasuresSixth Amended Declaration: Stay at Home, Work Safe, extended to Apr. 30, 2020Mayor Betsy Price (Apr. 6, 2020), extended by the City Council Apr. 7, 2020City of Fort Worth, TexasCityApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-062Fort Worth extends Stay at Home Declaration in response to COVID-19 until April 30 (Current Declaration summary, English and Spanish)City summary of the stay-home declaration as extended to Apr. 30, 2020City of Fort Worth (official summary of the Sixth Amended Declaration)City of Fort Worth, TexasCityApr. 7, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-080Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (Stay at Home Order continued through Apr. 30)Commissioners Court Stay at Home Order continued through Apr. 30, 2020 (Apr. 7, 2020)Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners CourtDenton County, TexasCountyApr. 7, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-011Executive Order NW-05 (Stay Home Work Safe, re-issued)Executive Order NW-05 of County Judge Nelson W. WolffCounty Judge Nelson W. WolffBexar County, TexasCountyApr. 6, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-044Governor's suspension of statutes to allow appearance before a notary public via videoconference (announced April 8, 2020)Governor Abbott Temporarily Suspends Certain Statutes To Allow For Appearance Before Notary Public Via VideoconferenceGovernor Greg Abbott (Office of the Texas Governor release announcing the suspension)Texas (Governor)StateApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-013Ordinance 2020-04-09-0244Extending the Declaration of Public Health Emergency issued on Wednesday, March 23, 2020 by Mayor Ron Nirenberg, and the corresponding…San Antonio City CouncilCity of San Antonio, TexasCityApr. 9, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationStay-at-homePrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-057County Judge Order No. 2020-6 Relating to Notices to Vacate, Eviction Proceedings in response to COVID-19Order prohibiting the issuance of notices to vacate and related landlord actions (through May 8, 2020)Travis County Judge Sarah EckhardtTravis County, TexasCountyApr. 10, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-004Stay Home - Work Safe Order No. 20200413-009Stay Home - Work Safe Order (extension to May 8, 2020; face coverings)Mayor Steve AdlerCity of Austin, TexasCityApr. 13, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source