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Declaration of Public Health Emergency (declaration of local state of disaster)

Declaration of Public Health Emergency

County Judge Nelson W. Wolff · Bexar County, Texas (County)

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Jurisdiction
Bexar County, Texas · San Antonio · Texas
Level
County
Authority
Texas Disaster Act of 1975, Tex. Gov't Code 418.108
Issued
2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020
Effective
2020-03-13
End
Continued by Commissioners Court March 18, 2020 (90 days), June 16, 2020 (Ex. 024) and September 15, 2020 (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Mar. 13, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • Bexar County
Functions reached
  • EMER predicate for every NW order
Collection
San Antonio MET-SAT

Operative words

I, Nelson W. Wolff am issuing this declaration of public health emergency pursuant to the authority granted to me under the Texas Disaster Act of 1975 to be consistent with the public Declaration issued as of this date by the City of San Antonio... by this declaration, I declare all rules and regulations that may inhibit or prevent prompt response to this threat suspended for the duration of the incident.

Notes

Recites that the Mayor's Declaration of Public Health Emergency was effective March 13, 2020 and that the first travel-related case was confirmed March 12, 2020.