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- Jurisdiction
- Texas
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Tex. Gov't Code ch. 418
- Issued
- 2020-05-05 May 5, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-05-05 (immediately); salons and pools 2020-05-08 12:01 a.m.; offices, manufacturing and gyms 2020-05-18 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-05-05)
- End
- 2020-05-19 11:59 p.m. (superseded by GA-23 on 2020-05-18) (read as 2020-05-19)
- In force
- May 5, 2020 to May 19, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care orders
- Addressees
- every person in Texas
- retail, restaurants, theaters, malls, museums
- salons, barber shops, nail salons, tanning salons, swimming pools
- office workers
- manufacturing facilities
- gyms
- wedding venues
- bars, massage, tattoo, arcades, amusement parks (closed)
- Functions reached
- OF offices capped at the greater of five persons or 25% of workforce from May 18 (single-person offices before)
- PF non-essential manufacturing 25% occupancy from May 18 (staff counted)
- SL salons from May 8 with six-foot station spacing
- FC gyms 25% from May 18
- SF/DR/PE/ML 25%
- BQ wedding venues and receptions 25%
- GATH
- Collection
- Texas TX
Operative words
12. Starting at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 8, 2020: a. Cosmetology salons, hair salons, barber shops, nail salons/shops, and other establishments where licensed cosmetologists or barbers practice their trade; provided, however, that all such salons, shops, and establishments must ensure at least six feet of social distancing between operating work stations.... 13. Starting at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, May 18, 2020: a. Services provided by office workers in offices that operate at up to the greater of (i) five individuals, or (ii) 25 percent of the total office workforce; provided, however, that the individuals maintain appropriate social distancing. b. Manufacturing services, for facilities that operate at up to 25 percent of the total listed occupancy of the facility. c. Gyms and exercise facilities and classes that operate at up to 25 percent of the total listed occupancy... locker rooms and shower facilities must remain closed.... staff members are not included in determining operating levels except for non-essential manufacturing service providers and services provided by office workers.
Enforcement
§ 418.173 (jail removed by GA-22 on May 7, 2020); DSHS minimum standard health protocols; preemption clause; 'no jurisdiction can impose a civil or criminal penalty for failure to wear a face covering'
Notes
The operative telework words for non-CISA offices: 'up to the greater of (i) five individuals, or (ii) 25 percent of the total office workforce'