The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Harris County, Texas (adopted by the City of Houston) · Houston · Texas
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Tex. Gov't Code 418.108, 418.1015, 418.018
- Issued
- 2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-24 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-03-24)
- End
- 2020-04-03 11:59 p.m.; extended Apr. 3 through Apr. 30, 2020 (Ex. -006); superseded by phased-reopening amendments May 1, May 8, May 21, 2020 (read as 2020-04-03)
- In force
- Mar. 24, 2020 to Apr. 3, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues
- Addressees
- all individuals living in Harris County
- all businesses
- religious institutions
- restaurants and bars
- Functions reached
- CB customer base under stay-home
- SF premises closed
- OF offices closed (work from home permitted)
- GATH events
- WF workforce
- SC suppliers
- Collection
- Houston MET-HOU
Operative words
All individuals currently living within Harris County are ordered to stay at their place of residence except for Essential Activities... All businesses operating within Harris County, except Essential Businesses as defined below in Section 2, are required to cease all activities at facilities located within the County... All public or private gatherings of any number of people occurring outside a single household or living unit are prohibited... Religious and worship services may only be provided by video and teleconference.
Enforcement
fine up to $1,000 or confinement up to 180 days (Tex. Gov't Code 418.173); Sheriff and peace officers
Notes
Essential Businesses defined by CISA guidance plus enumerated categories (health care, essential retail, construction including housing and commercial, essential manufacturing, transportation, child care); minimum basic operations at home permitted
Retrieval note20-page scanned order read by OCR; the City of Houston posted the same document (Ex. -046).