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Ex. DUT-TX-002Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 81.081 and 81.082Department's Duty; Administration of Control MeasuresTexas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E, Control)TexasStateSept. 1, 19892020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-003Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.083Application of Control Measures to IndividualTexas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E)TexasStateSept. 1, 19892020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-005Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.085Area Quarantine; Criminal PenaltyTexas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E)TexasStateSept. 1, 19892020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-007Tex. Health & Safety Code § 121.024Duties (of a health authority)Texas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 121, Local Public Health Reorganization Act)TexasStateSept. 1, 19892020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-066TDCJ Visitation Alert of Mar. 13, 2020Visitation temporarily suspended at all TDCJ facilities statewide until further notice, 'in accordance with Governor Abbott's declaration'Texas Department of Criminal Justice (Executive Director Bryan Collier)Texas Department of Criminal Justice; State levelStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-074Court Order 20-020, Disaster DeclarationCommissioners Court renewal of the disaster declaration 'until cancelled' (Mar. 17, 2020)Denton County Commissioners Court (Judge Eads and Commissioners Coleman, Marchant, Mitchell, Edmondson)Denton County, TexasCountyMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-008DSHS News Release, 'Texas Health Commissioner Declares Public Health Disaster' (March 19, 2020)Texas Health Commissioner Declares Public Health Disaster: Calls on Texans to stay home and limit gatherings to 10 peopleTexas Department of State Health Services (DSHS); Commissioner John Hellerstedt, M.D.TexasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeGathering capWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-035Board of Pardons and Paroles Temporary Order of May 4, 2020Telework for selected employees; in-person unit interviews suspended (video or telephone); in-person office interviews of offender families…Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (David Gutierrez, Presiding Officer)Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles; State levelStateMay 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TX-018Executive Order GA-25Relating to the closing of county and municipal jails to in-person visitation in response to the COVID-19 disasterGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateMay 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-066Emergency Rule, 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 745.10003, Emergency Rule with Ongoing Requirements for Certain Day Care Operations in Response to COVID-19 (HHSC-20-0047)Emergency Rule with Ongoing Requirements for Certain Day Care Operations in Response to COVID-19 (26 TAC § 745.10003)Texas HHSC, Executive Commissioner (on the request of the Associate Commissioner for Child Care Regulation, June 25, 2020)Texas; Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care RegulationSector regulatorJune 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Schools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-048Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (June 25, 2020)Executive Order requiring every entity providing goods or services to the public to adopt a Health and Safety Policy with face coveringsTarrant County Judge B. Glen WhitleyTarrant County, TexasCountyJune 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-HOU-043Fourth Amended Order Prohibiting Certain Large Gatherings and Events and Reopening and Imposing Temporary Restrictions on Certain Businesses and City PremisesFourth Amended Order Prohibiting Certain Large Gatherings and Events and Reopening and Imposing Temporary Restrictions on Certain Businesses…Mayor Sylvester TurnerCity of Houston, TexasCityJune 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-071Proclamation of the County Judge (July 2, 2020)Proclamation permitting outdoor gatherings in excess of 10 people in Collin County under the GA-28 amendmentCollin County Judge Chris HillCollin County, TexasCountyJuly 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capPrimary source read
Ex. TX-022Executive Order GA-29Relating to the use of face coverings during the COVID-19 disasterGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateJuly 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-010SY 20-21 Public Health Planning Guidance (version of July 28, 2020; first issued July 7, 2020)Public health planning requirements for the 2020-21 school year: posted mitigation plans, staff self-screening, exclusion of symptomatic and…Texas Education Agency, Commissioner Mike MorathTexas Education Agency (Commissioner of Education); State levelStateJuly 28, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. TX-052SY 20-21 Public Health Planning Guidance (version of July 28, 2020; first issued July 7, 2020)SY 20-21 Public Health Planning GuidanceTexas Education Agency (TEA)TexasSector regulatorJuly 28, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-024Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Continuing Requirements after Expiration of Stay Home, Stay SafeSupplemental Order on Continuing Requirements (Aug. 4, 2020)Dallas County Judge Clay JenkinsDallas County, TexasCountyAug. 4, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Schools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationSupply chainOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DFW-025Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins Regarding Long-Term Care FacilitiesAmended Order Regarding Long-Term Care Facilities (Aug. 4, 2020)Dallas County Judge Clay JenkinsDallas County, TexasCountyAug. 4, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-02-016Executive Order GA-32Relating to the continued response to the COVID-19 disaster as Texas reopensGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateOct. 7, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. TX-025Executive Order GA-32Relating to the continued response to the COVID-19 disaster as Texas reopensGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateOct. 7, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-067Misc. Docket No. 20-9135, Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterTwenty-Ninth Emergency Order (no justice or municipal court jury proceedings before Feb. 1, 2021; district-court jury proceedings only under…Supreme Court of TexasTexasCourtNov. 11, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. TX-061Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9135Twenty-Ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of DisasterSupreme Court of TexasTexasCourtNov. 11, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-052Eleventh Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 (adopting NW-16, GA-29, GA-31, GA-32; curfews; hospital reserve)Eleventh Addendum to 8th Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19Mayor Ron NirenbergCity of San Antonio, TexasCityNov. 25, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SAT-054Amended Health Directive Related to School Systems dated December 8, 2020Amended Health Directive Related to School Systems Dated Dec. 8, 2020C. Junda Woo, MD, MPH, Local Health AuthorityBexar County and City of San Antonio (Local Health Authority)CountyDec. 8, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Schools and child careEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-029Notice of Rules: Health Authority Rules of December 15, 2020Health Authority Rules of December 15, 2020 (face coverings; site rules; continuing through April 15, 2021)Austin-Travis County Health Authority (Dr. Mark Escott)City of Austin, TexasCityDec. 15, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source