{"id":"MET-AUS-070","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"Hays County, Texas (county-wide; stricter municipal orders control within city limits)","state":"TX","metro":"AUS","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 418, as recited","instrument":"Order by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra (1st COVID-19 order; March 17, 2020)","title":"Order prohibiting Community Gatherings of ten or more persons anywhere within Hays County","dateIssued":"2020-03-17","effective":"2020-03-18 2:00 a.m.","end":"2020-03-19 (replaced by the 2nd Order of March 19, 2020, Ex. MET-AUS-071; stated term to 5 p.m. May 14, 2020)","startDate":"2020-03-18","endDate":"2020-03-19","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["GATH","EVT"],"addressees":["the public and event organizers in Hays County"],"clause":"SECTION 2. Effective as of 2 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, and continuing until 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2020, unless terminated or modified by subsequent order, the County Judge of Hays County, Texas, deems it in the public interest to PROHIBIT any public or private Community Gatherings (as defined in Section 3, below) anywhere within Hays County.... [Section 3(d): Community Gathering does not include office space or residential buildings, grocery stores and retail, restaurants and bars, hospitals, essential governmental functions, schools, institutes of higher learning.] SECTION 4: That this Order shall be applicable on a County-wide basis, except that a more restrictive order duly-authorized by municipal government within a city\u0027s corporate limits shall control within that municipality.","enforcement":"Not read (pp. 3-4 not rendered)","functions":["EVT/GATH weddings, religious gatherings, funerals, sporting events, conferences of 10 or more prohibited","MK events","CB"],"notes":"Run-up instrument; the Hays County Local Health Department \u0027strongly recommends\u0027 that restaurants, bars and retail disallow public access where six feet cannot be kept.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":279906,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-AUS","url":"/library/MET-AUS-070","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-AUS-070","citation":"Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra, Order by Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra (1st COVID-19 order; March 17, 2020) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-AUS-070)","stateName":"Texas","related":["MET-AUS-071","MET-AUS-069","MET-AUS-072"]}