| Ex. MET-SAT-016 | VIA release: customers required to wear face coverings beginning Wednesday, April 22, 2020VIA Customers Required to Wear Face Covering Beginning Wednesday | VIA Metropolitan Transit | VIA Metropolitan TransitSector regulator | Apr. 20, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-AUS-019 | Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules adopted May 18, 2021Health Authority Rules (face coverings indoors at every site and outdoors where more than 2,500 present; site distancing, signage, hygiene… | Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark E. Escott, Interim Medical Director and Health Authority), with City Manager Spencer Cronk and City Attorney certification | City of Austin, TexasCity | May 18, 2021 | 2021 Q2 | Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-AUS-040 | County Judge Order No. 2020-7: Relating to the Declaration regarding COVID-19 (Stay Home - Work Safe)Stay Home - Work Safe Order (extension to May 8, 2020; face-covering requirements; all gatherings prohibited) | Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt | Travis County, TexasCounty | Apr. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersCourts and public offices | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-AUS-075 | County Judge Order Relating to the COVID-19 and Mask to be Safe at School (Hays County)Mask to be Safe at School (face coverings required in all public and charter schools K-12 in Hays County; local disaster declaration… | Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra | Hays County, TexasCounty | Aug. 13, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-15-029 | Executive Order GA-36Relating to the prohibition of governmental entities and officials from mandating face coverings or restricting activities in response to… | Governor Greg Abbott | TexasState | May 18, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. TX-031 | Executive Order GA-36Relating to the prohibition of governmental entities and officials from mandating face coverings or restricting activities in response to… | Governor Greg Abbott | TexasState | May 18, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-AUS-030 | Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules adopted August 11, 2021Health Authority Rules (face coverings required of students, staff and visitors over two in public schools during Stages 3, 4 and 5… | Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Desmar Walkes, Health Authority), with City Manager and City Attorney certification | City of Austin, TexasCity | Aug. 11, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-AUS-023 | Mask to be Safe at School Order No. 20210811-032Mask to be Safe at School (face coverings required in public schools during Stages 3, 4 and 5) | Mayor Steve Adler | City of Austin, TexasCity | Aug. 11, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-AUS-025 | Mask to be Safe at School Order No. 20210813-034Mask to be Safe at School (face coverings required in public schools, public charter schools and public colleges during Stages 3, 4 and 5… | Mayor Steve Adler | City of Austin, TexasCity | Aug. 13, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. TX-029 | Executive Order GA-34Relating to the opening of Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster | Governor Greg Abbott | TexasState | Mar. 2, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-AUS-004 | Stay Home - Work Safe Order No. 20200413-009Stay Home - Work Safe Order (extension to May 8, 2020; face coverings) | Mayor Steve Adler | City of Austin, TexasCity | Apr. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantine | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-AUS-050 | County Judge Order 2021-08; Relating to the COVID-19 and Mask to be Safe at SchoolMask to be Safe at School (face coverings required in all public schools including public charter schools in Travis County during Stages 3… | Travis County Judge Andy Brown | Travis County, TexasCounty | Aug. 11, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-AUS-028 | Notice of Emergency Rules Adoption: Health Authority Rules of August 14, 2020Health Authority Emergency Rules (supersede the July 14, 2020 rules; face coverings outside the residence; site rules; school provisions) | Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark Escott), with City Manager and City Attorney certification | City of Austin, TexasCity | Aug. 14, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q4 | Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-AUS-032 | Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules effective August 21, 2021 (amending the rule of August 17, 2021)Health Authority Rules (face coverings in public schools, public charter schools and public colleges during Stages 3, 4 and 5; effective… | Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Desmar Walkes) | City of Austin, TexasCity | Aug. 20, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-AUS-048 | Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules adopted April 13, 2021Health Authority Rules (face coverings outside the residence; fully-vaccinated exceptions; household isolation; site rules; school… | Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark E. Escott), with City Manager Spencer Cronk and City Attorney certification | City of Austin, TexasCity | Apr. 13, 2021 | 2021 Q2 | Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-DFW-013 | Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home OrderSafer At Home Order (cloth face coverings from Apr. 17, 2020) | Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins | Dallas County, TexasCounty | Apr. 16, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace 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. TX-036 | Executive Order GA-38Relating to the continued response to the COVID-19 disaster | Governor Greg Abbott | TexasState | July 29, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-AUS-053 | Resolution and Order of the Travis County Commissioners Court Mandating Compliance with Local Health Authority Orders and Adopting Criteria for Declaring a Public Health Nuisance (August 17, 2021)Commissioners Court order adopting the Health Authority's Emergency Rules and Orders for public schools, charter schools and public colleges… | Travis County Commissioners Court | Travis County, Texas (public schools, public charter schools and public colleges)County | Aug. 17, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-15-047 | Executive Order GA-38Relating to the continued response to the COVID-19 disaster (consolidation of GA-34, GA-35, GA-36; no governmental mask mandates; no vaccine… | Governor Greg Abbott | TexasState | July 29, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. TX-011 | Executive Order GA-18 (Apr. 27, 2020), para. 2(i)Relating to the expanded reopening of services as part of the safe, strategic plan to Open Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster | Governor Greg Abbott | TexasState | Apr. 27, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-SAT-062 | VIA COVID-19 information page (captured July 24, 2021): masks required per federal order; GA-34 does not affect VIA's requirementVIA COVID-19 page: 'Masks will be required per federal order' | VIA Metropolitan Transit | VIA Metropolitan TransitSector regulator | July 24, 2021 | 2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MET-AUS-051 | County Judge Amended Order 2021-08a; Relating to the COVID-19 and Mask to be Safe at SchoolAmended Mask to be Safe at School Order (adds public colleges; replaces Order 2021-08) | Travis County Judge Andy Brown | Travis County, TexasCounty | Aug. 13, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-AUS-054 | Resolution and Order of the Travis County Commissioners Court Mandating Continued Compliance with Local Health Authority Orders and Adopting Criteria for Declaring a Public Health Nuisance (August 24, 2021)Commissioners Court order adopting the Health Authority's Emergency Rules and Orders for schools and colleges issued August 23, 2021… | Travis County Commissioners Court | Travis County, Texas (public schools, public charter schools and public colleges)County | Aug. 24, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-SAT-067 | Executive Order NW-21Executive Order NW-21 of Bexar County Judge Nelson W. Wolff | County Judge Nelson W. Wolff | Bexar County, TexasCounty | Aug. 10, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersCourts and public officesWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |