{"id":"MET-AUS-036","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Travis County, Texas","state":"TX","metro":"AUS","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 418, as recited; Declaration of Local Disaster of March 6, 2020","instrument":"County Judge Order 2020-1 (per file name; DocuSign envelope 37538C6F)","title":"Order prohibiting Community Gatherings of 250 persons or more","dateIssued":"2020-03-14","effective":"2020-03-15 2:00 a.m.","end":"2020-03-20 7:00 p.m. (rescinded and replaced by the Order of March 20, 2020, Ex. MET-AUS-037; stated term to May 1, 2020)","startDate":"2020-03-15","endDate":"2020-03-20","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["GATH","EVT"],"addressees":["the public","event organizers and venues in Travis County"],"clause":"SECTION 2. Effective as of 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 15, 2020, and continuing until May 1, 2020, unless terminated or modified by an earlier order, the County Judge of the County of Travis... [PROHIBITS Community Gatherings of 250 persons or more anywhere in the County of Travis]... [Recital:] the Austin/Travis County Health Authority recommends following the social distancing protocols attached to this Order, including cancelling, postponing, or not attending events or community gatherings with more than 125 people.","enforcement":"Misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days","functions":["EVT/GATH auditoriums, theatres, stadiums, conference and event venues capped below 250","MK conventions and shows","CB event customers"],"notes":"Run-up instrument counted toward 2020 Q2 under Brief § F; exempts multiple separate enclosed spaces (classrooms, office floors, hotels) so long as 250 are not in one space; attached recommendations urge schools to plan for closures.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":400883,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-AUS","url":"/library/MET-AUS-036","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-AUS-036","citation":"Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt, County Judge Order 2020-1 (per file name; DocuSign envelope 37538C6F) (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-036)","stateName":"Texas","related":["MET-AUS-037","MET-AUS-035","SEC-06-GM-001","SEC-12-GM-005","SEC-12-GM-074","SEC-12-GM-075","SEC-12-GM-101","SEC-12-GM-102","SEC-17-GM-093","SEC-21-GM-026","SEC-22-GM-016","MET-AUS-063"]}