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13,511 instruments indexed by The COVID Project: the orders of the fifty States and the District, forty metros, the federal layer and the agencies; the standing duties; the organizers' notices; the legal authorities. Filter by kind, State, limitation type, quarter and more; open the exhibit; download what you find.

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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-HOU-044	Release: Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Declare Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19Mayor's proclamation of a Local State of Disaster Due to a Public Health Emergency; Rodeo closed; City events cancelled	Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)	City of Houston, TexasCity	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-066	County Judge KP George's Declaration of a Local State of Disaster (county posting)Declaration of a Local State of Disaster	County Judge KP George	Fort Bend County, TexasCounty	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-045	Release: City Extends Emergency Disaster Declaration; Mayor Turner Cancels City Events Through AprilCity Council indefinitely extends the proclamation of local disaster (15-1); City events cancelled through April	Houston City Council and Mayor (Office of the Mayor release)	City of Houston, TexasCity	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-078	Release: Mayor Turner Announces Changes to Operating Procedures for City of Houston Bars, Nightclubs and RestaurantsBars and nightclubs closed; dine-in service stopped effective 8 a.m. March 17, 2020	Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)	City of Houston, TexasCity	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-046	Release: Mayor Turner Asks Houstonians to Follow Stay Home, Work Safe OrderCity of Houston adopts the Stay Home, Work Safe Order	Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)	City of Houston, TexasCity	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-064	Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County Regarding Use of Facial Protection (county posting)Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County Regarding Use of Facial Protection	County Judge KP George	Fort Bend County, TexasCounty	June 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-067	Extension of the Order of the County Judge of Fort Bend County Regarding the Use of Facial Protection (county posting)Extension of the Order Regarding the Use of Facial Protection	County Judge KP George	Fort Bend County, TexasCounty	June 30, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-047	Release: Mayor Turner Announces Citations Will Be Issued to People Not Wearing Face MasksHPD directed to issue warnings and $250 citations under the State mask order	Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release)	City of Houston, TexasCity	Aug. 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-065	Fort Bend County Local Mask Order (county posting)Fort Bend County Local Mask Order	County Judge KP George	Fort Bend County, TexasCounty	Mar. 9, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-075	Fort Bend County 'Government Orders' index, page 1 (captured June 16, 2021)Government Orders index page 1	Fort Bend County (coronavirus.fortbendcountytx.gov)	Fort Bend County, TexasCounty	June 16, 2021		Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-076	Fort Bend County 'Government Orders' index, page 3 (captured Aug. 2, 2021)Government Orders index page 3	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend County, TexasCounty	Aug. 2, 2021		Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-077	Fort Bend County 'Government Orders' index, page 6 (captured Aug. 2, 2021)Government Orders index page 6	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend County, TexasCounty	Aug. 2, 2021		Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-080	Fort Bend County 'Government Orders' index, page 2 (captured Aug. 2, 2021)Government Orders index page 2	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend County, TexasCounty	Aug. 2, 2021		Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-063	Release: Texas Attorney General Admits He Cannot Enforce Governor's Mask Mandate ProhibitionHarris County Attorney release on the Attorney General's court filings	Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release)	Harris County, TexasCounty	Aug. 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-062	Release: Travis County Court Grants Temporary Injunction in Favor of Harris County in Mask Mandate LawsuitHarris County Attorney release on the Aug. 27, 2021 temporary injunction	Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release)	Harris County, TexasCounty	Aug. 27, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source

Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release), Release: Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Declare Public Health Emergency Due to COVID-19 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-044)
County Judge KP George, County Judge KP George's Declaration of a Local State of Disaster (county posting) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-066)
Houston City Council and Mayor (Office of the Mayor release), Release: City Extends Emergency Disaster Declaration; Mayor Turner Cancels City Events Through April (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-045)
Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release), Release: Mayor Turner Announces Changes to Operating Procedures for City of Houston Bars, Nightclubs and Restaurants (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-078)
Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release), Release: Mayor Turner Asks Houstonians to Follow Stay Home, Work Safe Order (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-046)
County Judge KP George, Order by the County Judge of Fort Bend County Regarding Use of Facial Protection (county posting) (June 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-064)
County Judge KP George, Extension of the Order of the County Judge of Fort Bend County Regarding the Use of Facial Protection (county posting) (June 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-067)
Mayor Sylvester Turner (Office of the Mayor release), Release: Mayor Turner Announces Citations Will Be Issued to People Not Wearing Face Masks (Aug. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-HOU-047)
County Judge KP George, Fort Bend County Local Mask Order (county posting) (Mar. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-065)
Fort Bend County (coronavirus.fortbendcountytx.gov), Fort Bend County 'Government Orders' index, page 1 (captured June 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-075)
Fort Bend County, Fort Bend County 'Government Orders' index, page 3 (captured Aug. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-076)
Fort Bend County, Fort Bend County 'Government Orders' index, page 6 (captured Aug. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-077)
Fort Bend County, Fort Bend County 'Government Orders' index, page 2 (captured Aug. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-080)
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release), Release: Texas Attorney General Admits He Cannot Enforce Governor's Mask Mandate Prohibition (Aug. 25, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-063)
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee (release), Release: Travis County Court Grants Temporary Injunction in Favor of Harris County in Mask Mandate Lawsuit (Aug. 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-HOU-062)

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