The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Dallas County, Texas · Dallas-Fort Worth · Texas
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Tex. Gov't Code § 418.108(g)
- Issued
- 2021-08-16 Aug. 16, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-08-16 1:00 p.m. (read as 2021-08-16)
- End
- 'continuing until rescinded by Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins'; modified Feb. 25, 2022 (MET-DFW-032); in effect Mar. 8, 2022 (MET-DFW-033) (read as 2022-02-25)
- In force
- Aug. 16, 2021 to Feb. 25, 2022
- Quarters
- 2021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- child care centers
- Pre-K-12 public schools
- public institutions of higher education
- all commercial entities providing goods or services directly to the public
- Dallas County buildings
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Dallas-Fort Worth MET-DFW
Operative words
WHEREAS, this Order modifies the August 12, 2021 Order in compliance with the Texas Supreme Court stay order signed on August 15, 2021, in No. 21-0686... IV. Health and Safety Policy - Commercial Entities. From the date of this Executive Order, all commercial entities in Dallas County providing goods or services directly to the public must develop and implement a health and safety policy ('Health and Safety Policy'). The Health and Safety Policy must require, at a minimum, universal indoor masking for all employees and visitors to the commercial entity's business premises or other facilities... V. Face Coverings Required - Dallas County Buildings... all employees, contractors, and visitors when on the premises of a building or offices owned or operated by Dallas County are required to wear a face mask, regardless of vaccination status.
Enforcement
Section IV retains the posting requirement; the $1,000 fine clause of MET-DFW-028/MET-DFW-030 is not restated; no penalty on individuals
Notes
Filed with the County Clerk Aug. 16, 2021, 10:05 a.m.; the TI of Aug. 25 followed