{"id":"TX-022","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Texas","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Greg Abbott","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 418 (§§ 418.012, 418.018(c), 418.173)","instrument":"Executive Order GA-29","title":"Relating to the use of face coverings during the COVID-19 disaster","dateIssued":"2020-07-02","effective":"2020-07-03 12:01 p.m.","end":"2021-03-10 12:01 a.m. (rescinded in its entirety by GA-34 ¶ 8)","startDate":"2020-07-03","endDate":"2021-03-10","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1"],"types":["MASK","GATH","EMP"],"addressees":["every person in Texas (10 and older) inside a commercial entity or building open to the public or in outdoor public spaces where six-foot distancing is not feasible","commercial entities","counties (opt-out for those with minimal cases)","local officials"],"clause":"Every person in Texas shall wear a face covering over the nose and mouth when inside a commercial entity or other building or space open to the public, or when in an outdoor public space, wherever it is not feasible to maintain six feet of social distancing from another person not in the same household... Following a verbal or written warning for a first-time violator of this face-covering requirement, a person\u0027s second violation shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $250. Each subsequent violation shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $250 per violation. Local law enforcement and other local officials, as appropriate, can and should enforce this executive order, Executive Order GA-28, and other effective executive orders... Executive Order GA-28 is hereby amended to delete from paragraph number 15 the phrase: \u0027, but no jurisdiction can impose a civil or criminal penalty for failure to wear a face covering.\u0027","enforcement":"Warning, then fines up to $250 per violation; no arrest or confinement; trespass enforcement at a business\u0027s request; counties with fewer than 20 active cases may opt out by TDEM attestation","functions":["SF sales floor and every commercial premises (masking of customers and staff)","CB customers","WF workforce","HK operating protocols","MK events (no exception for protests over 10 without distancing)"],"notes":"Statewide mask mandate for eight months and one week (July 3, 2020 - March 10, 2021); commercial entities were the place of compliance; local business-mask orders (Harris, Dallas, Bexar, Travis) already in force from June 2020 were ratified by the deletion of the no-penalty clause","sourceUrl":"https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/govdocs/Greg%20Abbott/2020/GA-29.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":435451,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"TX","url":"/library/TX-022","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/TX-022","citation":"Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-29 (July 2, 2020) (Ex. TX-022)","stateName":"Texas","related":["DUT-TX-012","SEC-01-GM-027","SEC-02-GM-011","SEC-02-GM-012","SEC-03-GM-020","SEC-03-GM-046","SEC-06-GM-019","SEC-06-GM-036","SEC-08-GM-020","SEC-08-GM-021","SEC-09-GM-033","SEC-09-GM-034"]}