{"id":"MET-AUS-049","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Travis County, Texas (County government and County facilities)","state":"TX","metro":"AUS","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Travis County Judge Andy Brown","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 418 and § 418.108(g), as recited","instrument":"County Judge Order 2021-05; Relating to COVID-19","title":"Order directing Travis County and County facilities to follow the Health Authority\u0027s recommendations and guidance of May 21, 2021 (recording the end of the Commissioners Court\u0027s May 18, 2021 mandate under GA-36)","dateIssued":"2021-05-21","effective":"2021-05-21 11:59 p.m.","end":"Until modified or terminated (superseded as to County facilities by Order 2021-09 on August 12, 2021, Ex. MET-AUS-052)","startDate":"2021-05-21","endDate":"2021-08-12","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["OTHER","MASK"],"addressees":["Travis County and Travis County facilities","the public (recommendations)"],"clause":"[Recitals:] on June 16, 2020, the Travis County Commissioners Court approved an Order adopting a policy to require face coverings in designated County facilities (\u0027Facilities Order\u0027);... on May 18, 2021, the Travis County Commissioners Court approved a Resolution and Order mandating compliance with the Local Health Authority Rules and Order and authorizing enforcement (\u0027Health Authority Order\u0027);... on May 18, 2021, subsequent to the Commissioners Court\u0027s approval of its May 18, 2021 Health Authority Order, the Governor issued Executive Order GA-36 (\u0027GA-36\u0027), which prohibited governmental entities and officials from mandating face coverings, except in limited circumstances (such as hospitals and correctional facilities), and imposing penalties for failure to comply with GA-36 beginning at 11:59 p.m. on May 21, 2021;... the Health Authority amended its Rules and reissued as recommendations and guidance... The Rules adopted by Commissioners Court Order on May 18, 2021 are no longer in effect... Effective at 11:59 p.m. on May 21, 2021, and continuing until modified or terminated by the Travis County Judge or as otherwise indicated below: 1. Travis County and Travis County facilities shall follow the recommendations and guidance by the Austin Travis County Health Authority dated May 21, 2021, except as provided for and as authorized by law for certain entities to adopt their own rules like courts and correctional facilities... 2. It is recommended that: a. Individuals get vaccinated...; b. Be COVID Wise - It is recommended that individuals wear a mask and maintain social distancing...; c. Individuals follow the CDC guidance at home and at your place of employment.","enforcement":"None as to the public (recommendatory); directive to County facilities; recites the Office of Court Administration\u0027s statement that courts \u0027may take any reasonable action... including requiring compliance with social distancing protocols and face coverings worn over the nose and mouth\u0027","functions":["CRT County facilities operate under Health Authority guidance; courts keep their own face-covering protocols","Marks the end of the Travis County mandate layer (May 21, 2021)"],"notes":"The instrument that fixes the end date of the Travis County face-covering mandate (May 21, 2021) and confirms the existence of the Commissioners Court\u0027s June 16, 2020 Facilities Order and May 18, 2021 Health Authority Order (neither in the library). File name \u0027TC-Order-2021-05_2021-05\u0027.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":77374,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-AUS","url":"/library/MET-AUS-049","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-AUS-049","citation":"Travis County Judge Andy Brown, County Judge Order 2021-05; Relating to COVID-19 (May 21, 2021) (Ex. MET-AUS-049)","stateName":"Texas","related":["MET-AUS-052","MET-AUS-047","MET-AUS-020","MET-AUS-066","MET-AUS-058","MET-AUS-067","MET-AUS-059","MET-AUS-050","MET-AUS-051"]}