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Ex. TX-053Public Health Guidance, 2021-22 school year (version of September 2, 2021; earlier versions Aug. 5 and Aug. 19, 2021)Public Health Guidance (September 2, 2021)Texas Education Agency (TEA)TexasSector regulatorSept. 2, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-049Message to the HISD community on the mask mandate and the Travis County injunction (Sept. 27, 2021)Mask mandate continues under a temporary injunction authorizing the District to keep requiring masks at all campuses, facilities and busesSuperintendent Millard House IIHouston Independent School District, TexasCitySept. 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-095Order 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)CourtSept. 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-054Second Re-Adoption of the COVID-19 Operating PlanSecond Re-Adoption of the COVID-19 Operating PlanHarris County Local Administrative District JudgeHarris County, Texas (all courts)CourtSept. 30, 20212021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-096Opinion, 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)CourtNov. 22, 2021Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-032Order 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 JenkinsDallas County, TexasCountyFeb. 25, 2022Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-033Rescission 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 JenkinsDallas County, TexasCountyMar. 8, 2022Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-05-020TABC Coronavirus Information page as of Sept. 26, 2026 (retired): 'This page is no longer in use because all waivers and exemptions related to the coronavirus have expired'; index of Governor's Waivers (Mar. 2020; Apr.-May 2020; June 2020-Mar. 2021)Coronavirus InformationTexas Alcoholic Beverage CommissionTexasSector regulatorSept. 26, 2026Alcohol and barsPrimary source read