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- Jurisdiction
- Galveston County, Texas · Houston · Texas
- Level
- County
- Authority
- Tex. Gov't Code 418.1015, 418.012, 418.017(a), 418.018(c); Tex. Nat. Res. Code (beach access closure authority)
- Issued
- 2020-04-08 Apr. 8, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-10 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-04-10)
- End
- 2020-04-30 (subject to further extension of the local disaster) (read as 2020-04-30)
- In force
- Apr. 10, 2020 to Apr. 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureTravel and quarantineEvents and venues
- Addressees
- the public; beach access points
- Functions reached
- TV travel and tourism demand
- LG lodging
- AM attractions
- CB
- Collection
- Houston MET-HOU
Operative words
Beaches in Galveston County are closed and must be vacated, all beach access points in Galveston County shall be closed, and ingress to beaches is prohibited... This order is effective 12:01 a.m. on April 10, 2020, and continuing through April [30, 2020]... Violation of this order shall be an offense punishable by a fine of $500. Violators may be subject to arrest.
Enforcement
Notes
Recites the Governor's Apr. 7, 2020 closure of State parks and Judge Henry's Apr. 1, 2020 essential-services order