The COVID Project
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- Jurisdiction
- Texas
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Tex. Gov't Code §§ 418.012, 418.018(c) (control of ingress and egress and movement of persons); § 418.173
- Issued
- 2020-03-26 Mar. 26, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-28 12:00 noon (read as 2020-03-28)
- End
- Superseded in part by GA-20 (2020-05-01) and terminated by GA-24 (2020-05-21) (read as 2020-05-01)
- In force
- Mar. 28, 2020 to May 1, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation
- Addressees
- every person entering Texas by air from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut or New Orleans
- airports
- DPS
- Functions reached
- TV travel demand into Texas
- MK trade shows, customer visits and business travel
- HR travel nurses and out-of-state hires
- CB travelers and corporate customers
- LG lodging (designated quarantine location)
- Collection
- Texas TX
Operative words
Every person who enters the State of Texas as the final destination through an airport, from a point of origin or point of last departure in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, or the City of New Orleans, or in any other state or city as may be proclaimed hereafter, shall be subject to mandatory self-quarantine for a period of 14 days from the time of entry into Texas or the duration of the person's presence in Texas, whichever is shorter.... A covered person shall remain in the designated quarantine location for a period of 14 days or the duration of the person's presence in Texas, whichever is shorter, leaving only to seek medical care or to depart from Texas. During that period, a covered person shall not allow visitors... and shall not visit any public spaces.
Enforcement
'Any failure to comply with this order to self-quarantine shall be a criminal offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000, confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days, or both'; DPS Special Agents conduct unannounced visits; false statements an offense under Penal Code § 37.10
Notes
Business travelers from the New York tri-State area and New Orleans could not enter commerce in Texas for 14 days; exemptions only for military, emergency, health response and critical-infrastructure functions as determined by TDEM
Retrieval noteBundled row upgraded from the Governor's release to the signed text. A March 29, 2020 proclamation added California, Washington, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit and Miami (recited in GA-20).