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Dallas-Fort Worth

The Metros

Dallas-Fort Worth

Name: Dallas-Fort Worth: local governmental orders, March 2020 through September 2021
Creator: The COVID Project

The Dallas-Fort Worth file holds 98 instruments from the counties, cities, health officers, courts and transit authorities of the area, 93 of them with the exhibit file held by The COVID Project. The statewide orders that ran over the same ground are in the Texas file.

Code DFWState TexasFirst closure or stay-at-home order Mar. 16, 2020 Ex. MET-DFW-003Orders reaching 2021 Q3 17Primary source read 92 Confirmed from a secondary source 6

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The record in brief

ScopeDallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area: Dallas County, Tarrant County, Collin County, Denton County; City of Dallas; City of Fort Worth; the Dallas County and Tarrant County Local Health Authorities; the Dallas County, Collin County and Denton County courts; DART, Trinity Metro, the Trinity Railway Express and DCTA; the Abbott v. Jenkins litigation (116th District Court, Fifth Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of Texas). Statewide instruments are cited by name and date only and live in States/TX.

The DFW local layer began on March 12-13, 2020, when the Dallas County Judge (MET-DFW-001), the Tarrant County Judge, the Denton County Judge (MET-DFW-073) and the Mayors of Dallas and Fort Worth declared local disasters under Tex. Gov't Code section 418.108, and Collin County followed on March 15 (MET-DFW-066). Within a week every jurisdiction had ordered gatherings capped (500, then 50, then 10), restaurants confined to take-out and delivery, and bars, gyms, theaters and private clubs closed (MET-DFW-002, MET-DFW-003, MET-DFW-004; Tarrant's First and Second Amended Declarations, MET-DFW-039, MET-DFW-040, which also capped event centers, hotel ballrooms, retail stores, plazas, places of worship and malls at 50 percent of certificate occupancy or 125 persons; Fort Worth's Second and Third Amended Declarations, MET-DFW-057, MET-DFW-058). Between March 22 and March 25, 2020 Dallas County (Stay Home Stay Safe, MET-DFW-005), Tarrant County (MET-DFW-042, MET-DFW-043), Fort Worth (Fifth Amended Declaration, MET-DFW-060), Denton County (Executive Order AE-20-03-24, MET-DFW-077) and Collin County (Second Executive Order, MET-DFW-068) ordered every resident to stay at home, every non-essential business to cease activity at its facilities or close to the public, every gathering outside a household prohibited, worship confined to video and teleconference, and every elective medical, surgical and dental procedure prohibited, on pain of a fine up to $1,000 and confinement up to 180 days. Those orders were extended by county judges, commissioners courts and city councils through April 30, 2020 (Dallas County to May 15) and were supplemented by binding sector rules: construction-site rules (MET-DFW-008), manufacturer and distributor rules (MET-DFW-011), long-term-care control orders (MET-DFW-009, MET-DFW-020, MET-DFW-025), food-processing-plant rules (MET-DFW-018) and Retail-to-Go rules (MET-DFW-016). Dallas County's Supplemental Order of May 4, 2020 (MET-DFW-017) confined reopened retail, dine-in restaurants, theaters, malls, museums and libraries to 25 percent of listed occupancy and converted the Governor's 'recommended' Minimum Standard Health Protocols into mandatory county rules. The second phase ran from June 19, 2020 (Dallas County, MET-DFW-021, re-issued August 4, MET-DFW-023) and June 26, 2020 (Tarrant County, MET-DFW-048, extended July 31, August 25 and November 24, 2020 and February 23, 2021, MET-DFW-050, MET-DFW-052) to March 10, 2021: every commercial entity providing goods or services to the public had to adopt, post and enforce a Health and Safety Policy requiring face coverings, on pain of a fine per violation, alongside the statewide GA-28/GA-29/GA-32 regime; the Local Health Authorities closed sexually oriented clubs and cigar bars (Dallas, MET-DFW-022) and kept schools closed to on-campus instruction (Dallas, July 16 to August 10, 2020, MET-DFW-026; Tarrant, Arlington and Burleson, July 21 to September 27, 2020, MET-DFW-049); and the region's GA-32 high-hospitalization status from December 3, 2020 cut occupancy to 50 percent and closed bars across TSA E (MET-DFW-027, MET-DFW-051). What stayed in force after GA-34 (March 10, 2021): the Dallas County long-term-care order (MET-DFW-025, to March 8, 2022, MET-DFW-033), the Dallas County continuing-requirements order (MET-DFW-024, concurrent with the Governor's proclamation), the Local Health Authority closure order (MET-DFW-022, 'until rescinded'), the Dallas eviction-notice ordinance (MET-DFW-034), the City of Dallas Emergency Regulations (Twelfth Amended, Ordinance 31865, May 19, 2021, MET-DFW-037, in force through 2021 Q3 with a $50-$1,000 penalty), the City's face-covering regulation for city buildings until May 21, 2021 (MET-DFW-036), the county disaster declarations (Dallas, Tarrant renewed September 29, 2021, MET-DFW-055; Denton 'until cancelled', MET-DFW-074), the courts' emergency orders (Collin to May 27, 2021, MET-DFW-072) and the CDC transit mask order on every DART, Trinity Metro, TRE and DCTA vehicle (MET-DFW-094). In the third quarter of 2021 Dallas County answered GA-38 with the Order on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public Space (August 11, 12 and 16, 2021, MET-DFW-028, MET-DFW-029, MET-DFW-030, MET-DFW-031): every commercial entity, child-care center, Pre-K-12 public school and public college in the county had to adopt and post a Health and Safety Policy mandating universal indoor masking, with a fine up to $1,000 per violation, and masks were required in every county building; the order was litigated to a temporary injunction on August 25, 2021, affirmed by the Fifth Court of Appeals on November 22, 2021 (MET-DFW-096), and remained on the county's books until modified on February 25, 2022 (MET-DFW-032) and beyond (MET-DFW-033). The Dallas and Richardson Independent School Districts' face-covering rules were in force through the quarter (MET-DFW-095). Transit agencies cut service from March 23 and April 6, 2020 (MET-DFW-088, MET-DFW-087, MET-DFW-091) and required masks from June 26, 2020 (MET-DFW-092) and, under the CDC order, from February 1, 2021 (MET-DFW-094).

The six quarters

What the record shows in force in Dallas-Fort Worth on the first day and the last day of each quarter. Every exhibit named here opens its record. The orders of March 13 to 31, 2020 belong to the second quarter of 2020, because wages paid after March 12, 2020 fall in that quarter.

Quarter	First day	Last day
2020 Q2Second quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →	Stay-home orders in force in all four counties and both cities: Dallas County Safer at Home (MET-DFW-007, MET-DFW-010; GA-14 statewide from Apr. 2); Tarrant County stay-at-home (MET-DFW-042, MET-DFW-043, MET-DFW-044); Fort Worth Fifth Amended Declaration (MET-DFW-060); Collin County First and Second Executive Orders (MET-DFW-067, MET-DFW-068; CH-03 of Mar. 31 rescinded the Second and rested on GA-14, MET-DFW-069); Denton County stay-at-home (MET-DFW-077, MET-DFW-078, MET-DFW-079). Elective procedures prohibited (MET-DFW-005, MET-DFW-010, MET-DFW-060, MET-DFW-077). Courts: juries suspended (MET-DFW-006); JP non-essential matters rescheduled (MET-DFW-085). Transit: TRE and DCTA reduced schedules (MET-DFW-088, MET-DFW-087); DART modified service from Apr. 6 (MET-DFW-091).	Dallas County business face-covering mandate (MET-DFW-021, from June 19) with continuing requirements (MET-DFW-019 chain) and LTCF order (MET-DFW-020); Tarrant County business face-covering order (MET-DFW-048, from 6:00 p.m. June 26); GA-28 statewide (bars closed; 50 percent occupancy); Denton County declaration continued to June 30 (MET-DFW-084); Dallas eviction-notice ordinance (MET-DFW-034); transit mask rules (MET-DFW-092).
2020 Q3Third quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →	Dallas County MET-DFW-021 and continuing-requirements chain, MET-DFW-020; Tarrant MET-DFW-048; GA-28 and, from July 3, GA-29; Collin County proclamation on outdoor gatherings (MET-DFW-071, from July 2); Dallas County Local Health Authority school order of July 16 (in force July 16 - Aug. 10; rescission MET-DFW-026); Tarrant Joint Control Order on schools from July 21 (MET-DFW-049); MET-DFW-034.	Dallas County Aug. 4 orders (MET-DFW-023, MET-DFW-024, MET-DFW-025) and Local Health Authority closure order (MET-DFW-022); Tarrant MET-DFW-048 as extended July 31 and Aug. 25, 2020 (MET-DFW-050, MET-DFW-052 recital); Tarrant Joint Control Order to Sept. 27 (MET-DFW-049); GA-29, GA-30; MET-DFW-034; transit mask rules.
2020 Q4Fourth quarter of 2020The quarter nationally →	MET-DFW-022, MET-DFW-023, MET-DFW-024, MET-DFW-025; Tarrant MET-DFW-048 as extended; GA-29, GA-30 then GA-32 (Oct. 7); MET-DFW-034; transit rules (MET-DFW-092, MET-DFW-093).	Same, plus TSA E high-hospitalization status under GA-32 from Dec. 3, 2020 (MET-DFW-027, MET-DFW-051: occupancy cut to 50 percent, bars closed); Tarrant MET-DFW-048 as extended Nov. 24, 2020 (MET-DFW-052 recital).
2021 Q1First quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →	MET-DFW-022, MET-DFW-023, MET-DFW-024, MET-DFW-025; Tarrant MET-DFW-048 (extended); GA-29, GA-32 (TSA E high-hospitalization); MET-DFW-034; transit rules (MET-DFW-092; from Feb. 1 the CDC order, MET-DFW-094).	MET-DFW-022, MET-DFW-024, MET-DFW-025 (Dallas County LTCF and continuing requirements); Dallas County declaration; Dallas Ordinance 31792 face coverings in city buildings (recited in MET-DFW-036); City of Dallas Emergency Regulations as revised Feb. 26, 2021 (MET-DFW-035); Tarrant Feb. 23, 2021 order (MET-DFW-052) and Mar. 2, 2021 order (MET-DFW-053) to the extent consistent with GA-34; GA-34 in force from Mar. 10 (no local mask mandates; capacity caps lifted); CDC transit order (MET-DFW-094); MET-DFW-034.
2021 Q2Second quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →	MET-DFW-022, MET-DFW-024, MET-DFW-025; Dallas Ord. 31792 (to May 21, MET-DFW-036); Collin County district court emergency orders (to May 27, MET-DFW-072); CDC transit order (MET-DFW-094); MET-DFW-034; county declarations (MET-DFW-001/MET-DFW-012, MET-DFW-045/MET-DFW-054, MET-DFW-074).	MET-DFW-022, MET-DFW-024, MET-DFW-025; Dallas and Denton declarations; City of Dallas Twelfth Amended Emergency Regulations (MET-DFW-037, from May 19, 2021); GA-36 in force (from May 21); CDC transit order; MET-DFW-034; Supreme Court of Texas 38th Emergency Order protocols in the Collin County courts to Aug. 1 (MET-DFW-072).
2021 Q3Third quarter of 2021The quarter nationally →	MET-DFW-022, MET-DFW-024, MET-DFW-025; MET-DFW-037 (City of Dallas Emergency Regulations: employer return-to-work rule, delivery-hour suspension, virtual committee and board meetings, $50-$1,000 penalty); county declarations; GA-36 then GA-38 (July 29); CDC transit order (MET-DFW-094); MET-DFW-034; City of Dallas FAQ as revised July 30 (MET-DFW-038).	Dallas County face-mask order of Aug. 11 as re-issued Aug. 12 and modified Aug. 16 (MET-DFW-028, MET-DFW-029, MET-DFW-030, MET-DFW-031): commercial-entity Health and Safety Policies with universal indoor masking, child care, Pre-K-12, higher education, county buildings; the 116th District Court's temporary injunction of Aug. 25 (recited in MET-DFW-096); the Dallas and Richardson ISD face-covering rules (MET-DFW-095); MET-DFW-022, MET-DFW-024, MET-DFW-025; MET-DFW-037; Tarrant County disaster declaration renewed Sept. 29, 2021 (MET-DFW-055); CDC transit order (MET-DFW-094); MET-DFW-034; GA-38 and GA-39 statewide.

The end of general restrictions

The day the general business restrictions ended in Dallas-Fort Worth, the instrument that ended them, and what the record shows still in force afterward. The end of the general orders is not the end of the record: sector rules, standing duties and the federal layer continue past it.

End of general restrictions

Mar. 10, 2021

Instrument Local stay-home and closure orders expired at 11:59 p.m. on April 30, 2020 (Dallas County to May 15, 2020 for Reopened Services, MET-DFW-015, MET-DFW-017; Tarrant MET-DFW-046, MET-DFW-047; Fort Worth MET-DFW-061, MET-DFW-063; Collin MET-DFW-070; Denton MET-DFW-080, MET-DFW-081). The general business regime that followed was the State's (GA-18 to GA-32) and ended with Executive Order GA-34 (March 2, 2021; effective March 10, 2021), which also superseded the Dallas County and Tarrant County business face-covering mandates (MET-DFW-023, MET-DFW-048, MET-DFW-052).

What remained in force

Dallas County LTCF order of Aug. 4, 2020 (MET-DFW-025, rescinded Mar. 8, 2022, MET-DFW-033); Dallas County Continuing Requirements order of Aug. 4, 2020 (MET-DFW-024); Dallas County Local Health Authority closure order of July 24, 2020 (MET-DFW-022); Dallas Ordinance 31521 eviction-notice requirement (MET-DFW-034); City of Dallas Ordinance 31792 face coverings in city buildings to May 21, 2021 (MET-DFW-036) and the City's Emergency Regulations as amended (MET-DFW-035, MET-DFW-037, MET-DFW-038); the Dallas, Tarrant, Collin and Denton disaster declarations (MET-DFW-001, MET-DFW-012, MET-DFW-045, MET-DFW-054, MET-DFW-055, MET-DFW-074); Collin County court emergency orders to May 27, 2021 (MET-DFW-072); the CDC transit mask order on DART, Trinity Metro, TRE and DCTA (MET-DFW-094); from Aug. 11, 2021 the Dallas County face-mask orders (MET-DFW-028, MET-DFW-030, MET-DFW-031) and the Dallas and Richardson ISD rules (MET-DFW-095).

The State and the local orders

GA-14 (Mar. 31, 2020) superseded local orders only to the extent they restricted essential services or allowed gatherings the order prohibited; the Dallas County orders from Apr. 2 (MET-DFW-010) and the Tarrant and Fort Worth orders from Apr. 3 and Apr. 7 (MET-DFW-046, MET-DFW-061) recite GA-14 and were drafted to harmonize with it; Denton County's May 12 and June 2, 2020 orders recite that GA-14 'superseded any local Disaster Declaration' (MET-DFW-083, MET-DFW-084). GA-18 (Apr. 27, 2020) barred local penalties for not wearing a face covering; the counties responded on June 19 and June 25, 2020 by placing the mandate on businesses (MET-DFW-021, MET-DFW-048), a device the Governor's June 23, 2020 amendment allowed (recited in MET-DFW-048) and GA-29 (July 2, 2020) ratified. GA-34 (effective Mar. 10, 2021) barred any jurisdiction from requiring face coverings and lifted capacity limits; Tarrant County's Feb. 23, 2021 extension to May 25, 2021 (MET-DFW-052) and Dallas County's Aug. 4, 2020 business order (MET-DFW-023) were superseded that day. GA-36 (May 18, 2021) extended the bar to every governmental entity and official with a fine up to $1,000; the City of Dallas rescinded Ordinance 31792 in obedience to it (MET-DFW-036). GA-38 (July 29, 2021) consolidated the prohibitions; Dallas County's Aug. 11, 2021 order (MET-DFW-028) was met by a TRO (Aug. 10) stayed by the Supreme Court of Texas (Aug. 15, Ex. TX-044), a temporary injunction (Aug. 25) that the State's appeal superseded under Tex. R. App. P. 29.1(b) (MET-DFW-097 at 2), an affirmance by the Fifth Court of Appeals (Nov. 22, 2021, MET-DFW-096) and a vacatur by the Supreme Court of Texas (June 30, 2023, MET-DFW-097). The county's order remained issued, posted and applied as county policy throughout and was modified rather than withdrawn on Feb. 25, 2022 (MET-DFW-032, MET-DFW-033). School-district mandates in the metro operated in fact for the rest of 2021 Q3 (MET-DFW-095; TEA statement of Aug. 19, 2021, Ex. TX-053).

Third quarter of 2021

July 1 through September 30, 2021, the last claimable quarter: the instruments the record shows in force in Dallas-Fort Worth. An order in force on any day of the quarter is an order in force during it. The quarter nationally →

In force (23)

MET-DFW-028
MET-DFW-029
MET-DFW-030
MET-DFW-031
MET-DFW-095
MET-DFW-022
MET-DFW-024
MET-DFW-025
MET-DFW-037
MET-DFW-038
MET-DFW-034
MET-DFW-001
MET-DFW-055
MET-DFW-074
MET-DFW-094
116th District Court temporary injunction of Aug. 25, 2021 (recited in MET-DFW-096)
GA-36 (to July 29, 2021)
GA-38 (from July 29, 2021)
GA-39 (Aug. 25, 2021)
Governor's disaster renewals (Ex. TX-038)
Supreme Court of Texas 39th and 40th Emergency Orders (Exs. TX-040, TX-041)
CDC conveyance mask order, 86 Fed. Reg. 8025 (FED)
TSA security directives (FED)

Sector chronology

How the orders reached each kind of business in Dallas-Fort Worth, sector by sector, in the order the record gives. Open a sector to read its chronology; every exhibit named opens its record.

Restaurants and bars

Dine-in closed Mar. 16 (Dallas, MET-DFW-003), Mar. 18 (Tarrant, MET-DFW-039; Fort Worth, MET-DFW-057), Mar. 25 (Denton, MET-DFW-077); take-out only through Apr. 30; Dallas County 25 percent dine-in from May 4 (MET-DFW-017); GA-18/21/23/26/28 caps; bars closed by GA-28 (June 26) and GA-32 in high-hospitalization TSA E from Dec. 3, 2020 (MET-DFW-027, MET-DFW-051) into 2021; Dallas Local Health Authority closed sexually oriented clubs and cigar bars July 24, 2020 (MET-DFW-022); business mask policies June 19, 2020 - Mar. 10, 2021 (MET-DFW-021, MET-DFW-023, MET-DFW-048, MET-DFW-050, MET-DFW-052) and Aug. 11, 2021 onward (MET-DFW-028-P22).

Retail

Tarrant and Fort Worth 50 percent/125-person caps Mar. 18 (MET-DFW-039, MET-DFW-057); non-essential retail closed Mar. 23-25 to Apr. 24 (MET-DFW-005, MET-DFW-042, MET-DFW-060, MET-DFW-077); Retail-to-Go only Apr. 24 - May 1 (MET-DFW-015, MET-DFW-016); 25 percent from May 4 (MET-DFW-017); employee and customer face coverings from Apr. 17 (MET-DFW-013) and business policies from June 19 (MET-DFW-021); universal indoor masking Aug. 11, 2021 (MET-DFW-028).

Personal care

Closed as non-essential Mar. 23 - May 8, 2020 (MET-DFW-005, MET-DFW-042, MET-DFW-060, MET-DFW-077; GA-21); business mask policies June 2020 - Mar. 2021 and Aug. 2021 onward.

Fitness and entertainment

Gyms, theaters, arcades, bingo halls, amusement, private clubs closed Mar. 16-18 (MET-DFW-003, MET-DFW-004, MET-DFW-039, MET-DFW-057); theaters 25 percent from May 4 (MET-DFW-017); GA-23/26/28/32 steps; Dec. 3, 2020 rollback to 50 percent (MET-DFW-027).

Hotels and short-term rentals

Residences include hotels for shelter purposes; short-term rentals to non-permanent residents prohibited (MET-DFW-013); Tarrant and Fort Worth hotel meeting spaces and ballrooms 50 percent/125 cap Mar. 18 (MET-DFW-039, MET-DFW-057).

Offices and telework

Non-essential businesses 'cease all activities at facilities' or 'close to the public' with work from home permitted (MET-DFW-005, MET-DFW-042, MET-DFW-060, MET-DFW-077); construction and manufacturing rules required telework for non-essential personnel (MET-DFW-008, MET-DFW-011); single-person offices reopened May 4 (MET-DFW-017); Dallas County buildings masked from Aug. 11, 2021 (MET-DFW-028); City of Dallas committees, boards and commissions virtual through 2021 Q3 (MET-DFW-037, MET-DFW-038).

Manufacturing

CISA critical manufacturing only, with binding plant rules from Apr. 2, 2020 (MET-DFW-011); food-processing plant rules May 4 - Aug. 4, 2020 and after (MET-DFW-017, MET-DFW-018); Dec. 3, 2020 occupancy rollback reached manufacturing facilities (MET-DFW-027).

Construction

Critical infrastructure with binding site rules from Mar. 29, 2020 (MET-DFW-008); 'Elective additions and maintenance are prohibited' (MET-DFW-010).

Real estate

In-person open houses and showings prohibited (MET-DFW-010); Dallas COVID notice of possible eviction Apr. 22, 2020 onward (MET-DFW-034).

Hospitals and long-term care

LTCF visitor prohibition from Mar. 16 (MET-DFW-003; Tarrant MET-DFW-042); LTCF control orders Mar. 29, 2020 - Mar. 8, 2022 (MET-DFW-009, MET-DFW-020, MET-DFW-025, MET-DFW-033); household-isolation orders (MET-DFW-019, MET-DFW-024); Feb. 25, 2022 masking in LTCF and health-care facilities (MET-DFW-032).

Dental and elective health care

'All elective medical, surgical, and dental procedures are prohibited' Mar. 23 - Apr. 21, 2020 (Dallas MET-DFW-005, MET-DFW-010, MET-DFW-013; Tarrant MET-DFW-042, MET-DFW-044, MET-DFW-046; Fort Worth MET-DFW-060, MET-DFW-061; Denton MET-DFW-077-P68b; GA-09/GA-15 statewide).

Schools

Safety plans to county emergency management before students return (MET-DFW-003, MET-DFW-019, MET-DFW-024); Dallas Local Health Authority order July 16 - Aug. 10, 2020 (MET-DFW-026); Tarrant, Arlington and Burleson Joint Control Order July 21 - Sept. 27, 2020 (MET-DFW-049); universal masking in child care and Pre-K-12 from Aug. 11, 2021 (MET-DFW-028-P22); Dallas and Richardson ISD rules (MET-DFW-095); TEA non-enforcement statement Aug. 19, 2021 (Ex. TX-053).

Child care

Essential-worker-only child care with cohort rules Apr. 2020 (MET-DFW-013 s. 2(b)); masking policies Aug. 11, 2021 (MET-DFW-028).

Worship and gatherings

500 (Mar. 13, MET-DFW-002), 50 (Mar. 16/18, MET-DFW-003, MET-DFW-039, MET-DFW-057), 10 (Mar. 18 recreational, MET-DFW-004; Tarrant Mar. 21, MET-DFW-040; Fort Worth Mar. 19, MET-DFW-058), then all gatherings outside a household prohibited (Mar. 23-25, MET-DFW-005, MET-DFW-042, MET-DFW-060, MET-DFW-077); worship by video and teleconference only (MET-DFW-005, MET-DFW-077) until in-person permitted with distancing (Denton Apr. 7, MET-DFW-080; Tarrant Apr. 3, MET-DFW-046); Collin County outdoor gatherings over 10 approved July 2, 2020 (MET-DFW-071); GA-28/32 outdoor-gathering approvals.

Courts and public offices

County tax and passport offices closed Mar. 18 (MET-DFW-004); juries suspended to May 8 (MET-DFW-006); JP non-essential hearings rescheduled (MET-DFW-085); Denton district courts' DFPS visitation orders (MET-DFW-086); Collin County court emergency orders Mar. 2020 - May 27, 2021 (MET-DFW-072); Supreme Court of Texas Emergency Orders statewide.

Travel and quarantine

Household isolation orders (MET-DFW-003, MET-DFW-019, MET-DFW-024, MET-DFW-042); Fort Worth travel restriction to essential travel (MET-DFW-060 s. 14); GA-11/GA-12 statewide travel quarantines; transit service reductions (MET-DFW-088, MET-DFW-087, MET-DFW-091).

Face coverings

Dallas County Apr. 17, 2020 (MET-DFW-013); business mandates June 19 (MET-DFW-021), June 26 Tarrant (MET-DFW-048), Aug. 4 (MET-DFW-023); Tarrant extensions July 31, Aug. 25, Nov. 24, 2020 and Feb. 23, 2021 to May 25, 2021 (MET-DFW-050, MET-DFW-052); GA-29 statewide July 3, 2020 - Mar. 10, 2021; Dallas city buildings Mar. 4 - May 21, 2021 (MET-DFW-036); transit masks June 26, 2020 (MET-DFW-092) and CDC Feb. 1, 2021 (MET-DFW-094); Dallas County Aug. 11, 2021 onward (MET-DFW-028-P22).

Vaccination mandates

None issued by any DFW county or city; GA-35, GA-38, GA-39 and SB 968 barred vaccination-proof requirements statewide (Exs. TX-030, TX-032, TX-036, TX-037).

On the calendar

Every dated instrument in the Dallas-Fort Worth file across the nineteen months from March 2020 through September 2021, in the order it took effect. A bar takes the color of the instrument's first limitation type and runs from its effective month through its end month; a fading edge marks an instrument whose end the record does not date. Point at a bar for its dates; open the bar for the record.

Emergency declaration 20Stay-at-home 21Business closure 36Telework mandate 4Capacity limit 13Gathering cap 35Face-covering requirement 26Travel and quarantine 7Schools and child care 11Health care orders 30Alcohol and bars 15Events and venues 16Courts and public offices 9Workplace rules 29Quarantine and isolation 16Supply chain 5Other 8

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Ex. MET-DFW-001 Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health EmergencyDallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins · Mar. 12, 2020

Declaration of Local…

Ex. MET-DFW-002 Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins (Community Gatherings)Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · Mar. 13, 2020

Order of County Judge Clay…

Ex. MET-DFW-056 Declaration of Public Health EmergencyMayor Betsy Price (emergency management… · Mar. 13, 2020

Declaration of Public Health…

Ex. MET-DFW-073 Executive Order AE-20-03, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of…Denton County Judge Andy Eads · Mar. 13, 2020

Executive Order AE-20-03…

Ex. MET-DFW-003 Amended Order of County Judge Clay JenkinsDallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · Mar. 16, 2020

Amended Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-066 Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health EmergencyCollin County Judge Chris Hill · Mar. 16, 2020

Declaration of Local…

Ex. MET-DFW-085 Denton County Justice of the Peace Courts Temporary Guidelines…Denton County Justices of the Peace (six… · Mar. 16, 2020

Denton County Justice of the…

Ex. MET-DFW-087 Release: North Texas Transit Agencies Expand Safety Protocols Around…Trinity Metro (Fort Worth Transportation… · Mar. 16, 2020

Release: North Texas Transit…

Ex. MET-DFW-074 Court Order 20-020, Disaster DeclarationDenton County Commissioners Court (Judge Eads… · Mar. 17, 2020

Court Order 20-020, Disaster…

Ex. MET-DFW-004 Amended Order of County Judge Clay JenkinsDallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · Mar. 18, 2020

Amended Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-039 First Amended Declaration of Local Disaster Due to Public Health…Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley · Mar. 18, 2020

First Amended Declaration of…

Ex. MET-DFW-057 Second Amended Declaration of Public Health EmergencyMayor Betsy Price · Mar. 18, 2020

Second Amended Declaration…

Ex. MET-DFW-075 Executive Order AE-20-03-18 (first amendment)Denton County Judge Andy Eads · Mar. 19, 2020

Executive Order AE-20-03-18…

Ex. MET-DFW-058 Resolution continuing the Declaration of Public Health Emergency to…Fort Worth City Council (continuation… · Mar. 20, 2020

Resolution continuing the…

Ex. MET-DFW-067 First Executive Order of the County Judge (CH-01)Collin County Judge Chris Hill · Mar. 20, 2020

First Executive Order of the…

Ex. MET-DFW-089 Release: DART Continues Full Services for North Texas Riders…Dallas Area Rapid Transit · Mar. 20, 2020

Release: DART Continues Full…

Ex. MET-DFW-040 Second Amended Declaration of Local Disaster Due to Public Health…Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley · Mar. 21, 2020

Second Amended Declaration…

Ex. MET-DFW-059 Fourth Amended Declaration of Public Health EmergencyMayor Betsy Price · Mar. 21, 2020

Fourth Amended Declaration…

Ex. MET-DFW-041 Executive Order by County Judge During Declared Local DisasterTarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley · Mar. 22, 2020

Executive Order by County…

Ex. MET-DFW-076 Executive Order amending the disaster declaration (second amendment…Denton County Judge Andy Eads · Mar. 22, 2020

Executive Order amending the…

Ex. MET-DFW-005 Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Stay Home Stay SafeDallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · Mar. 23, 2020

Amended Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-088 Release: Trinity Railway Express Begins Modified Weekday ServiceDART and Trinity Metro (joint owners of the TRE) · Mar. 23, 2020

Release: Trinity Railway…

Ex. MET-DFW-090 A-train and Denton Connect COVID-19 Modified Service Changes effective…Denton County Transportation Authority · Mar. 23, 2020

A-train and Denton Connect…

Ex. MET-DFW-042 Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (stay at home)Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley · Mar. 24, 2020

Executive Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-043 Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (stay at home, amended…Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley · Mar. 24, 2020

Executive Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-060 Fifth Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Stay at Home…Mayor Betsy Price · Mar. 24, 2020

Fifth Amended Declaration of…

Ex. MET-DFW-068 Second Executive Order of the County Judge (CH-02), Stay Home Work…Collin County Judge Chris Hill · Mar. 24, 2020

Second Executive Order of…

Ex. MET-DFW-077 Executive Order AE-20-03-24, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order…Denton County Judge Andy Eads · Mar. 25, 2020

Executive Order AE-20-03-24…

Ex. MET-DFW-078 Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County…Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County… · Mar. 25, 2020

Disaster Declaration and…

Ex. MET-DFW-006 Emergency Standing OrderThe Civil District Courts of the State of Texas… · Mar. 27, 2020

Emergency Standing Order

Ex. MET-DFW-044 Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (Mar. 27, 2020)Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley · Mar. 27, 2020

Executive Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-007 Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Stay Home Stay SafeDallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · Mar. 29, 2020

Amended Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-008 Stay Home Stay Safe Rules for the Construction IndustryDallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · Mar. 29, 2020

Stay Home Stay Safe Rules…

Ex. MET-DFW-009 Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins Regarding Long-Term Care FacilitiesDallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · Mar. 29, 2020

Order of County Judge Clay…

Ex. MET-DFW-069 Executive Order CH-03Collin County Judge Chris Hill · Mar. 31, 2020

Executive Order CH-03

Ex. MET-DFW-079 Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County…Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County… · Mar. 31, 2020

Disaster Declaration and…

Ex. MET-DFW-010 Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home OrderDallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · Apr. 2, 2020

Amended Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-011 Stay Home Stay Safe Rules for Manufacturers and DistributorsDallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · Apr. 2, 2020

Stay Home Stay Safe Rules…

Ex. MET-DFW-012 Order of Continuance of Declaration of Local Disaster for Public…Dallas County Commissioners Court (County Judge… · Apr. 3, 2020

Order of Continuance of…

Ex. MET-DFW-046 Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (Apr. 3, 2020)Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley · Apr. 4, 2020

Executive Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-091 Release: DART Moves to Modified Weekday Service During COVID-19…Dallas Area Rapid Transit · Apr. 6, 2020

Release: DART Moves to…

Ex. MET-DFW-061 Sixth Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Stay at Home…Mayor Betsy Price (Apr. 6, 2020), extended by… · Apr. 7, 2020

Sixth Amended Declaration of…

Ex. MET-DFW-062 Fort Worth extends Stay at Home Declaration in response to COVID-19…City of Fort Worth (official summary of the… · Apr. 7, 2020

Fort Worth extends Stay at…

Ex. MET-DFW-080 Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County…Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County… · Apr. 7, 2020

Disaster Declaration and…

Ex. MET-DFW-081 Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County…Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County… · Apr. 14, 2020

Disaster Declaration and…

Ex. MET-DFW-013 Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home OrderDallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · Apr. 16, 2020

Amended Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-014 Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home OrderDallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · Apr. 17, 2020

Amended Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-047 Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (Apr. 21, 2020)Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley · Apr. 21, 2020

Executive Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-034 Ordinance No. 31521Dallas City Council · Apr. 22, 2020

Ordinance No. 31521

Ex. MET-DFW-015 Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home OrderDallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · Apr. 23, 2020

Amended Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-063 Seventh Amended Declaration of Public Health EmergencyMayor Betsy Price · Apr. 23, 2020

Seventh Amended Declaration…

Ex. MET-DFW-016 Rules for Reopened ServicesDallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · Apr. 24, 2020

Rules for Reopened Services

Ex. MET-DFW-070 Executive Order CH-04Collin County Judge Chris Hill · Apr. 24, 2020

Executive Order CH-04

Ex. MET-DFW-082 Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County…Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County… · Apr. 30, 2020

Disaster Declaration and…

Ex. MET-DFW-064 Resolution of Public Health Emergency (Resolution No. 5216-04-2020…Fort Worth City Council · May 1, 2020

Resolution of Public Health…

Ex. MET-DFW-017 Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Reopened ServicesDallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · May 4, 2020

Supplemental Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-018 Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Food Processing…Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · May 15, 2020

Supplemental Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-083 Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County…Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County… · May 15, 2020

Disaster Declaration and…

Ex. MET-DFW-019 Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Continuing…Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · May 20, 2020

Supplemental Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-045 Third Amended Declaration of Local Disaster and Renewal of SameTarrant County Judge and Commissioners Court · June 2, 2020

Third Amended Declaration of…

Ex. MET-DFW-084 Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County…Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County… · June 2, 2020

Disaster Declaration and…

Ex. MET-DFW-020 Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins Regarding Long-Term Care…Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · June 16, 2020

Amended Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-021 Amended Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Continuing…Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · June 19, 2020

Amended Supplemental Order…

Ex. MET-DFW-048 Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (June 25, 2020)Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley · June 26, 2020

Executive Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-065 Executive Order of Mayor Betsy Price (June 25, 2020)Mayor Betsy Price · June 26, 2020

Executive Order of Mayor…

Ex. MET-DFW-092 Notice: Tarrant County face mask ordinance; Trinity Metro's Health and…Trinity Metro · June 26, 2020

Notice: Tarrant County face…

Ex. MET-DFW-071 Proclamation of the County Judge (July 2, 2020)Collin County Judge Chris Hill · July 2, 2020

Proclamation of the County…

Ex. MET-DFW-049 Joint Control Order of the Local Health Authorities for Tarrant…Catherine A. Colquitt, M.D. (Local Health… · July 21, 2020

Joint Control Order of the…

Ex. MET-DFW-022 Order of the Local Health Authority Closing Certain BusinessesPhilip Huang, M.D., M.P.H., Local Health… · July 24, 2020

Order of the Local Health…

Ex. MET-DFW-050 Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (July 31, 2020)Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley · July 31, 2020

Executive Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-023 Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Health and Safety…Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · Aug. 4, 2020

Supplemental Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-024 Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Continuing…Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · Aug. 4, 2020

Supplemental Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-025 Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins Regarding Long-Term Care…Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · Aug. 4, 2020

Amended Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-026 Order Rescinding the July 16, 2020, Order of the Local Health…Philip Huang, M.D., M.P.H., Local Health… · Aug. 10, 2020

Order Rescinding the July…

Ex. MET-DFW-093 Release: TRE returns to regular weekday service on Oct. 19Trinity Metro and DART · Oct. 19, 2020

Release: TRE returns to…

Ex. MET-DFW-027 Release: COVID-19 Hospitalizations for Trauma Service Area E Triggers…Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins (release) · Dec. 3, 2020

Release: COVID-19…

Ex. MET-DFW-051 DSHS letter to Tarrant County Judge Whitley: TSA E an area with high…Texas Department of State Health Services · Dec. 3, 2020

DSHS letter to Tarrant…

Ex. MET-DFW-094 Notice: Federal face mask order enforced (Feb. 2, 2021)Trinity Metro · Feb. 1, 2021

Notice: Federal face mask…

Ex. MET-DFW-052 Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (Feb. 23, 2021)Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley · Feb. 23, 2021

Executive Order of County…

Ex. MET-DFW-054 Sixth Amended Declaration of Local Disaster and Renewal of SameTarrant County Judge and Commissioners Court · Feb. 23, 2021

Sixth Amended Declaration of…

Ex. MET-DFW-035 City of Dallas Emergency Regulations FAQ (revised Feb. 26, 2021)City of Dallas (Office of Emergency Management) · Feb. 26, 2021

City of Dallas Emergency…

Ex. MET-DFW-053 Executive Order Terminating Prior Order Dated February 23, 2021Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley · Mar. 2, 2021

Executive Order Terminating…

Ex. MET-DFW-037 Twelfth Amended Emergency Regulations, Ordinance No. 31865City of Dallas (City Manager T.C. Broadnax… · May 19, 2021

Twelfth Amended Emergency…

Ex. MET-DFW-036 Ordinance No. 31866, Rescission of the March 4, 2021 Emergency…Dallas City Council; Emergency Management… · May 21, 2021

Ordinance No. 31866…

Ex. MET-DFW-072 Order Dissolving Collin County District Court COVID Emergency OrdersCollin County District Courts (Local… · May 27, 2021

Order Dissolving Collin…

Ex. MET-DFW-038 City of Dallas FAQ: Federal Orders and Directives, Governor's…City of Dallas · July 30, 2021

City of Dallas FAQ: Federal…

Ex. MET-DFW-028 Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Required Use of a Face Mask in…Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins · Aug. 11, 2021

Order of County Judge Clay…

Ex. MET-DFW-029 Frequently Asked Questions, Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on…Office of the Dallas County Judge · Aug. 11, 2021

Frequently Asked Questions…

Ex. MET-DFW-030 Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Required Use of a Face Mask in…Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · Aug. 12, 2021

Order of County Judge Clay…

Ex. MET-DFW-031 Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins Modifying Order on Required Use of…Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · Aug. 16, 2021

Order of County Judge Clay…

Ex. MET-DFW-095 Order denying Appellant-Intervenors' Rule 29.3 Emergency Motion for…Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at… · Sept. 27, 2021

Order denying Appellant-Inte…

Ex. MET-DFW-055 Eighth Amended Declaration of Local Disaster and Renewal of SameTarrant County Judge and Commissioners Court · Sept. 29, 2021

Eighth Amended Declaration…

Ex. MET-DFW-096 Opinion, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 05-21-00733-CV, 665 S.W.3d 675 (Tex.…Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at… · Nov. 22, 2021

Opinion, Abbott v. Jenkins…

Ex. MET-DFW-032 Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Required Use of a Face Mask in…Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins · Feb. 25, 2022

Order of County Judge Clay…

Ex. MET-DFW-033 Rescission of County Judge Clay Jenkins COVID-19 Health and Safety…Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins · Mar. 8, 2022

Rescission of County Judge…

Ex. MET-DFW-097 Opinion, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 21-1080 (Tex. June 30, 2023) (vacating…Supreme Court of Texas (Opinion by Justice… · June 30, 2023

Opinion, Abbott v. Jenkins…

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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Level	Effective	End	Quarters	Limitations	Source	File
Ex. MET-DFW-001	Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency	Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins	County	Mar. 12, 2020	Sept. 30, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read	PDF 324 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-002	Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins (Community Gatherings)Order prohibiting Community Gatherings of 500 or more persons	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	Mar. 13, 2020	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 368 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-056	Declaration of Public Health EmergencyDeclaration of Local Disaster and Public Health Emergency (Mar. 13, 2020)	Mayor Betsy Price (emergency management director)	City	Mar. 13, 2020	May 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. MET-DFW-073	Executive Order AE-20-03, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County JudgeDenton County Disaster Declaration (Mar. 13, 2020)	Denton County Judge Andy Eads	County	Mar. 13, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationGathering cap	Primary source read	PDF 113 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-003	Amended Order of County Judge Clay JenkinsAmended Order (Community Gatherings of 50; restaurants take-out only; bars closed)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	Mar. 16, 2020	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 373 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-066	Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health EmergencyCollin County Declaration of Local Disaster (adopted Mar. 16, 2020)	Collin County Judge Chris Hill	County	Mar. 16, 2020	Sept. 30, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read	PDF 438 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-085	Denton County Justice of the Peace Courts Temporary Guidelines Regarding Health and Safety Concerns (revised Mar. 23, 2020)JP courts: non-essential hearings rescheduled; eviction citations and writs suspended	Denton County Justices of the Peace (six precincts), with the Denton County Health Department and the Office of Court Administration	Court	Mar. 16, 2020	May 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 340 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-087	Release: North Texas Transit Agencies Expand Safety Protocols Around Coronavirus ConcernsJoint transit agencies' COVID-19 protocols (Mar. 16, 2020)	Trinity Metro (Fort Worth Transportation Authority), joint release with DART and DCTA	Sector regulator	Mar. 16, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Primary source read	PDF 357 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-074	Court 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)	County	Mar. 17, 2020	Sept. 30, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationGathering cap	Primary source read	PDF 302 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-004	Amended Order of County Judge Clay JenkinsAmended Order (Recreational Gatherings of 10; gyms closed; county tax and passport offices closed)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	Mar. 18, 2020	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 381 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-039	First Amended Declaration of Local Disaster Due to Public Health EmergencyFirst Amended Declaration (gatherings 50; restaurants take-out; bars, theaters, gyms closed; 50 percent/125…	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	County	Mar. 18, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 62 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-057	Second Amended Declaration of Public Health EmergencySecond Amended Declaration (gatherings 50; restaurants take-out; bars, amusement, theaters, gyms, private…	Mayor Betsy Price	City	Mar. 18, 2020	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 278 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-075	Executive Order AE-20-03-18 (first amendment)Executive Order AE-20-03-18: community gatherings of 50 and recreational gatherings of 10 prohibited (Mar. 18…	Denton County Judge Andy Eads	County	Mar. 19, 2020	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 464 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-058	Resolution continuing the Declaration of Public Health Emergency to May 15, 2020; Third Amended Declaration of Public Health EmergencyCity Council continuation (to May 15, 2020) and Third Amended Declaration (gatherings 10) (Mar. 19, 2020)	Fort Worth City Council (continuation resolution) and Mayor Betsy Price (Third Amended Declaration)	City	Mar. 20, 2020	May 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 4.9 MB
Ex. MET-DFW-067	First Executive Order of the County Judge (CH-01)First Executive Order: county offices closed for unscheduled in-person services (Mar. 20, 2020)	Collin County Judge Chris Hill	County	Mar. 20, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 190 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-089	Release: DART Continues Full Services for North Texas Riders; Emphasizes Social Distancing (with note of the Apr. 6 modified service)DART social-distancing directives to riders (Mar. 20, 2020)	Dallas Area Rapid Transit	Sector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read	PDF 3.5 MB
Ex. MET-DFW-040	Second Amended Declaration of Local Disaster Due to Public Health EmergencySecond Amended Declaration (gatherings 10)	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	County	Mar. 21, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and bars	Primary source read	PDF 239 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-059	Fourth Amended Declaration of Public Health EmergencyFourth Amended Declaration (Mar. 21, 2020)	Mayor Betsy Price	City	Mar. 21, 2020	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. MET-DFW-041	Executive Order by County Judge During Declared Local DisasterExecutive Order clarifying the Second Amended Declaration (CISA critical infrastructure exempt; online retail…	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	County	Mar. 22, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureSupply chain	Primary source read	PDF 22 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-076	Executive Order amending the disaster declaration (second amendment, Mar. 22, 2020)Denton County second amendment (Mar. 22, 2020)	Denton County Judge Andy Eads	County	Mar. 22, 2020	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. MET-DFW-005	Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Stay Home Stay SafeStay Home Stay Safe Order	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	Mar. 23, 2020	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 392 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-088	Release: Trinity Railway Express Begins Modified Weekday ServiceTRE modified weekday schedule from Mar. 23, 2020	DART and Trinity Metro (joint owners of the TRE)	Sector regulator	Mar. 23, 2020	Oct. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Travel and quarantine	Primary source read	PDF 3.5 MB
Ex. MET-DFW-090	A-train and Denton Connect COVID-19 Modified Service Changes effective Monday, March 23, 2020DCTA modified service (schedule and map) from Mar. 23, 2020	Denton County Transportation Authority	Sector regulator	Mar. 23, 2020	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Travel and quarantine	Primary source read	PDF 1.6 MB
Ex. MET-DFW-042	Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (stay at home)Executive Order: stay at home; non-essential businesses close to the public (Mar. 24, 2020)	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	County	Mar. 24, 2020	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 155 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-043	Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (stay at home, amended and signed Mar. 24, 2020)Amended stay-at-home Executive Order (Mar. 24, 2020)	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	County	Mar. 24, 2020	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 449 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-060	Fifth Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Stay at Home, Work Safe MeasuresFifth Amended Declaration: Stay at Home, Work Safe (Mar. 24, 2020)	Mayor Betsy Price	City	Mar. 24, 2020	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 758 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-068	Second Executive Order of the County Judge (CH-02), Stay Home Work SafeSecond Executive Order: all persons ordered to stay home except for essential activities; all businesses…	Collin County Judge Chris Hill	County	Mar. 24, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeGathering capWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 573 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-077	Executive Order AE-20-03-24, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order Amendment (STAY AT HOME)Executive Order AE-20-03-24: Stay at Home (Mar. 24, 2020)	Denton County Judge Andy Eads	County	Mar. 25, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 12 MB
Ex. MET-DFW-078	Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (Stay at Home Order continued)Commissioners Court Stay at Home Order (Mar. 27, 2020; through Mar. 31; golf courses closed)	Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court	County	Mar. 25, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 3.9 MB
Ex. MET-DFW-006	Emergency Standing OrderEmergency Standing Order of the District Courts sitting in Dallas County	The Civil District Courts of the State of Texas sitting in Dallas County (14 judges)	Court	Mar. 27, 2020	May 8, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 109 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-044	Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (Mar. 27, 2020)Amended stay-at-home Executive Order (Mar. 27, 2020; curbside pickup; Essential Services)	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	County	Mar. 27, 2020	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 159 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-007	Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Stay Home Stay SafeAmended Order (Minimum Basic Operations; construction and LTCF exhibits)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	Mar. 29, 2020	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 419 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-008	Stay Home Stay Safe Rules for the Construction IndustryRules for the Construction Industry	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	Mar. 29, 2020	May 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 293 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-009	Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins Regarding Long-Term Care FacilitiesOrder Regarding Long-Term Care Facilities	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	Mar. 29, 2020	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 378 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-069	Executive Order CH-03Executive Order CH-03 (rescinds the Second Executive Order upon GA-14; FFCRA definitions for county employees)…	Collin County Judge Chris Hill	County	Mar. 31, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read	PDF 404 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-079	Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (Stay at Home Order continued)Commissioners Court Stay at Home Order continued (Mar. 31, 2020; through Apr. 7)	Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court	County	Mar. 31, 2020	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 235 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-010	Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home OrderSafer At Home Order (Apr. 2, 2020)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	Apr. 2, 2020	Apr. 3, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 452 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-011	Stay Home Stay Safe Rules for Manufacturers and DistributorsRules for Manufacturers and Distributors	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	Apr. 2, 2020	May 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Workplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read	PDF 298 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-012	Order of Continuance of Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health EmergencyOrder of Continuance of Declaration of Local Disaster (to Apr. 30, 2020)	Dallas County Commissioners Court (County Judge Jenkins and Commissioners Daniel, Price, Koch, Garcia)	County	Apr. 3, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read	PDF 627 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-046	Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (Apr. 3, 2020)Stay-at-home Executive Order extended to Apr. 30, 2020 (harmonized with GA-14)	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	County	Apr. 4, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 173 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-091	Release: DART Moves to Modified Weekday Service During COVID-19 PandemicDART modified weekday service from Apr. 6, 2020 (light rail every 20 minutes; transit-center seating and…	Dallas Area Rapid Transit	Sector regulator	Apr. 6, 2020	Sept. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureTravel and quarantine	Primary source read	PDF 3.5 MB
Ex. MET-DFW-061	Sixth Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Stay at Home, Work Safe MeasuresSixth Amended Declaration: Stay at Home, Work Safe, extended to Apr. 30, 2020	Mayor Betsy Price (Apr. 6, 2020), extended by the City Council Apr. 7, 2020	City	Apr. 7, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 676 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-062	Fort Worth extends Stay at Home Declaration in response to COVID-19 until April 30 (Current Declaration summary, English and Spanish)City summary of the stay-home declaration as extended to Apr. 30, 2020	City of Fort Worth (official summary of the Sixth Amended Declaration)	City	Apr. 7, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersEvents and venuesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 1.3 MB
Ex. MET-DFW-080	Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (Stay at Home Order continued through Apr. 30)Commissioners Court Stay at Home Order continued through Apr. 30, 2020 (Apr. 7, 2020)	Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court	County	Apr. 7, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care orders	Primary source read	PDF 399 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-081	Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (amended Apr. 14, 2020)Commissioners Court Stay at Home Order amended (Apr. 14, 2020; through Apr. 30)	Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court	County	Apr. 14, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care orders	Primary source read	PDF 276 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-013	Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home OrderSafer At Home Order (cloth face coverings from Apr. 17, 2020)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	Apr. 16, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 493 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-014	Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home OrderSafer At Home Order (Apr. 17, 2020; Commissioners Court changes)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	Apr. 17, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersEvents and venues	Primary source read	PDF 493 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-047	Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (Apr. 21, 2020)Stay-at-home Executive Order (Apr. 21, 2020; to Apr. 30)	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	County	Apr. 21, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 177 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-034	Ordinance No. 31521An ordinance providing for a COVID notice of possible eviction by residential landlords before a notice to…	Dallas City Council	City	Apr. 22, 2020	Sept. 30, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read	PDF 742 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-015	Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home OrderSafer At Home Order (Reopened Services; Retail-to-Go from Apr. 24, 2020)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	Apr. 23, 2020	May 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 501 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-063	Seventh Amended Declaration of Public Health EmergencySeventh Amended Declaration (Apr. 23, 2020; Retail-to-Go under GA-16)	Mayor Betsy Price	City	Apr. 23, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
Ex. MET-DFW-016	Rules for Reopened ServicesRules for Reopened Services (Retail-to-Go, delivery, mail)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	Apr. 24, 2020	May 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 398 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-070	Executive Order CH-04Executive Order CH-04: First Executive Order expires Apr. 30, 2020	Collin County Judge Chris Hill	County	Apr. 24, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationCourts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 414 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-082	Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (Apr. 28, 2020)Disaster declaration continued through May 15, 2020; GA-18 and the Report to Open Texas adopted as county…	Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court	County	Apr. 30, 2020	May 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 211 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-064	Resolution of Public Health Emergency (Resolution No. 5216-04-2020, approved Apr. 29, 2020; filed May 1, 2020)Resolution extending the public health emergency coterminous with the Governor's State of Disaster and…	Fort Worth City Council	City	May 1, 2020	Sept. 30, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read	PDF 20 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-017	Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Reopened ServicesSupplemental Order on Reopened Services (25 percent occupancy; Minimum Standard Health Protocols made…	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	May 4, 2020	May 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 454 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-018	Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Food Processing PlantsSupplemental Order on Food Processing Plants	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	May 15, 2020	May 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Workplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read	PDF 308 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-083	Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (May 12, 2020)Disaster declaration continued through June 2, 2020	Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court	County	May 15, 2020	June 2, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read	PDF 204 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-019	Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Continuing RequirementsSupplemental Order on Continuing Requirements (May 20, 2020)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	May 20, 2020	June 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Schools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read	PDF 112 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-045	Third Amended Declaration of Local Disaster and Renewal of SameThird Amended Declaration of Local Disaster (June 2, 2020; renewed to Aug. 31, 2020)	Tarrant County Judge and Commissioners Court	County	June 2, 2020	Aug. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read	PDF 123 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-084	Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (June 2, 2020)Disaster declaration continued through June 30, 2020	Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court	County	June 2, 2020	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read	PDF 1.3 MB
Ex. MET-DFW-020	Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins Regarding Long-Term Care FacilitiesAmended Order Regarding Long-Term Care Facilities (June 16, 2020)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	June 16, 2020	Aug. 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 317 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-021	Amended Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Continuing Requirements after Expiration of Stay Home, Stay SafeAmended Supplemental Order (business Health and Safety Policy; face coverings) (June 19, 2020)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	June 19, 2020	Aug. 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 273 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-048	Executive 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…	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	County	June 26, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 81 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-065	Executive Order of Mayor Betsy Price (June 25, 2020)Executive Order requiring entities providing goods or services to the public to adopt a Health and Safety…	Mayor Betsy Price	City	June 26, 2020	Aug. 3, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 1.2 MB
Ex. MET-DFW-092	Notice: Tarrant County face mask ordinance; Trinity Metro's Health and Safety Policy (June 25, 2020; updated Nov. 25, 2020 and Feb. 23, 2021)Trinity Metro: face masks required of all riders and employees from 6:00 p.m. June 26, 2020	Trinity Metro	Sector regulator	June 26, 2020	Feb. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read	PDF 330 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-071	Proclamation of the County Judge (July 2, 2020)Proclamation permitting outdoor gatherings in excess of 10 people in Collin County under the GA-28 amendment	Collin County Judge Chris Hill	County	July 2, 2020	Mar. 10, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering cap	Primary source read	PDF 360 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-049	Joint Control Order of the Local Health Authorities for Tarrant County, the City of Arlington, and the City of Burleson Regarding Public and Non-Religious Private SchoolsJoint Control Order on schools (July 21, 2020; no on-campus instruction until Sept. 28, 2020)	Catherine A. Colquitt, M.D. (Local Health Authority, Tarrant County); Cynthia Simmons, M.D. (Arlington); Steve Martin, M.D. (Burleson)	County	July 21, 2020	Sept. 27, 2020	2020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child care	Primary source read	PDF 41 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-022	Order of the Local Health Authority Closing Certain Businesses	Philip Huang, M.D., M.P.H., Local Health Authority, City/County of Dallas (Dallas County Health and Human Services)	County	July 24, 2020	Sept. 30, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Primary source read	PDF 260 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-050	Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (July 31, 2020)Extension of the June 25, 2020 face-covering order to Aug. 31, 2020	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	County	July 31, 2020	Aug. 31, 2020	2020 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 66 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-023	Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Health and Safety Policies for Businesses and Face CoveringsSupplemental Order on Health and Safety Policies for Businesses and Face Coverings (Aug. 4, 2020)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	Aug. 4, 2020	Mar. 10, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 418 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-024	Supplemental 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 Jenkins	County	Aug. 4, 2020	Sept. 30, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Schools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationSupply chainOther	Primary source read	PDF 309 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-025	Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins Regarding Long-Term Care FacilitiesAmended Order Regarding Long-Term Care Facilities (Aug. 4, 2020)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	Aug. 4, 2020	Mar. 8, 2022	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read	PDF 316 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-026	Order Rescinding the July 16, 2020, Order of the Local Health Authority for Public and Private SchoolsOrder Rescinding the July 16, 2020 School Order (Aug. 10, 2020)	Philip Huang, M.D., M.P.H., Local Health Authority (Dallas County Health and Human Services)	County	Aug. 10, 2020	not dated	2020 Q3	Schools and child care	Primary source read	PDF 392 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-093	Release: TRE returns to regular weekday service on Oct. 19TRE pre-pandemic weekday service restored Oct. 19, 2020; face coverings still required	Trinity Metro and DART	Sector regulator	Oct. 19, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	2020 Q4	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read	PDF 282 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-027	Release: COVID-19 Hospitalizations for Trauma Service Area E Triggers Mandatory Capacity ReductionsTSA E high-hospitalization notice (Dec. 3, 2020)	Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins (release)	County	Dec. 3, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitAlcohol and bars	Primary source read	PDF 117 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-051	DSHS letter to Tarrant County Judge Whitley: TSA E an area with high hospitalizations under GA-32DSHS notice of GA-32 high-hospitalization status (TSA E) and 50 percent occupancy	Texas Department of State Health Services	State	Dec. 3, 2020	Jan. 15, 2021	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitHealth care ordersAlcohol and bars	Primary source read	PDF 309 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-094	Notice: Federal face mask order enforced (Feb. 2, 2021)Trinity Metro enforcement of the CDC conveyance mask order from 11:59 p.m. Feb. 1, 2021	Trinity Metro	Sector regulator	Feb. 1, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine	Primary source read	PDF 410 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-052	Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (Feb. 23, 2021)Extension of the June 25, 2020 face-covering order to May 25, 2021	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	County	Feb. 23, 2021	Mar. 2, 2021	2021 Q1	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 65 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-054	Sixth Amended Declaration of Local Disaster and Renewal of SameSixth Amended Declaration of Local Disaster (renewed through May 25, 2021)	Tarrant County Judge and Commissioners Court	County	Feb. 23, 2021	May 25, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declaration	Primary source read	PDF 66 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-035	City of Dallas Emergency Regulations FAQ (revised Feb. 26, 2021)FAQ: Federal Orders, Governor's Executive Orders, County's Order Regarding Face Coverings, City of Dallas…	City of Dallas (Office of Emergency Management)	City	Feb. 26, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 215 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-053	Executive Order Terminating Prior Order Dated February 23, 2021Termination of the county face-covering order upon GA-34 (Mar. 2, 2021)	Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley	County	Mar. 2, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	2021 Q1	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read	PDF 207 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-037	Twelfth Amended Emergency Regulations, Ordinance No. 31865Twelfth Amended Emergency Regulations (May 19, 2021)	City of Dallas (City Manager T.C. Broadnax; Emergency Management Director)	City	May 19, 2021	July 30, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateWorkplace rulesSupply chainOther	Primary source read	PDF 202 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-036	Ordinance No. 31866, Rescission of the March 4, 2021 Emergency Regulations for Wearing Face Coverings in City Buildings and Facilities (Ordinance No. 31792)Rescission of Ordinance 31792 (face coverings in city buildings), effective May 21, 2021	Dallas City Council; Emergency Management Director Eric Johnson	City	May 21, 2021	not dated	2021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read	PDF 104 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-072	Order Dissolving Collin County District Court COVID Emergency OrdersOrder dissolving all Collin County district court COVID emergency orders (May 27, 2021)	Collin County District Courts (Local Administrative District Judge Emily Miskel, on behalf of thirteen district courts)	Court	May 27, 2021	Aug. 1, 2021	2021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 217 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-038	City of Dallas FAQ: Federal Orders and Directives, Governor's Executive Orders, City of Dallas Emergency Regulations (revised July 30, 2021)Emergency Regulations FAQ as revised July 30, 2021	City of Dallas	City	July 30, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Telework mandateFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read	PDF 145 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-028	Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public SpaceOrder on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public Space (Aug. 11, 2021)	Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins	County	Aug. 11, 2021	Aug. 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 2.9 MB
Ex. MET-DFW-029	Frequently Asked Questions, Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public SpaceFAQ on the Aug. 11, 2021 face-mask order	Office of the Dallas County Judge	County	Aug. 11, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 413 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-030	Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public SpaceOrder on Required Use of a Face Mask (Aug. 12, 2021; adds higher education; adopts the Local Health Authority…	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	Aug. 12, 2021	Aug. 16, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 824 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-031	Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins Modifying Order on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public SpaceOrder Modifying the Face-Mask Order (Aug. 16, 2021, 'in compliance with the Texas Supreme Court stay order')	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	Aug. 16, 2021	Feb. 25, 2022	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read	PDF 2.1 MB
Ex. MET-DFW-095	Order denying Appellant-Intervenors' Rule 29.3 Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 05-21-00733-CVFifth Court of Appeals order refusing to stop enforcement of the Dallas and Richardson ISD face-covering rules…	Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas (Justices Osborne, Pedersen and Nowell)	Court	Sept. 27, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careCourts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 108 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-055	Eighth Amended Declaration of Local Disaster and Renewal of SameEighth Amended Declaration of Local Disaster (Sept. 29, 2021; renewed through Nov. 23, 2021)	Tarrant County Judge and Commissioners Court	County	Sept. 29, 2021	Nov. 23, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read	PDF 70 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-096	Opinion, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 05-21-00733-CV, 665 S.W.3d 675 (Tex. App.--Dallas Nov. 22, 2021) (Nowell, J.), vacated (Tex. June 30, 2023)Fifth Court of Appeals opinion (Nowell, J.) affirming the temporary injunction against GA-38 in favor of…	Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas (Opinion by Justice Nowell)	Court	Nov. 22, 2021	June 30, 2023		Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 351 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-032	Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public SpaceFace-mask order as modified Feb. 25, 2022 (long-term care, health-care and congregate settings)	Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins	County	Feb. 25, 2022	not dated		Face-covering requirementHealth care orders	Primary source read	PDF 1.9 MB
Ex. MET-DFW-033	Rescission of County Judge Clay Jenkins COVID-19 Health and Safety Order Regarding Long-Term Care Facilities Issued August 4, 2020Rescission of the LTCF order of Aug. 4, 2020 (Mar. 8, 2022)	Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins	County	Mar. 8, 2022	not dated		Face-covering requirementHealth care orders	Primary source read	PDF 1.8 MB
Ex. MET-DFW-097	Opinion, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 21-1080 (Tex. June 30, 2023) (vacating the court of appeals' judgment and dissolving the temporary injunction)Supreme Court of Texas opinion in Abbott v. Jenkins (June 30, 2023)	Supreme Court of Texas (Opinion by Justice Blacklock)	Court	June 30, 2023	not dated		Courts and public offices	Primary source read	PDF 95 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-086	Temporary Standing Orders Regarding DFPS Visitation (COVID-19)District courts' temporary standing orders on DFPS visitation during COVID-19 (Apr. 2020)	Denton County District Courts	Court	—	June 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source	PDF 87 KB
Ex. MET-DFW-099	COVID-19 Operating Plan, Collin County Court System (2020)Collin County court system COVID-19 operating plan (2020)	Collin County Court System	Court	—	May 27, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source	Source
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Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins, Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-001)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins (Community Gatherings) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-002)
Mayor Betsy Price (emergency management director), Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-056)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads, Executive Order AE-20-03, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Judge (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-073)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-003)
Collin County Judge Chris Hill, Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-066)
Denton County Justices of the Peace (six precincts), with the Denton County Health Department and the Office of Court Administration, Denton County Justice of the Peace Courts Temporary Guidelines Regarding Health and Safety Concerns (revised Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-085)
Trinity Metro (Fort Worth Transportation Authority), joint release with DART and DCTA, Release: North Texas Transit Agencies Expand Safety Protocols Around Coronavirus Concerns (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-087)
Denton County Commissioners Court (Judge Eads and Commissioners Coleman, Marchant, Mitchell, Edmondson), Court Order 20-020, Disaster Declaration (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-074)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-004)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, First Amended Declaration of Local Disaster Due to Public Health Emergency (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-039)
Mayor Betsy Price, Second Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-057)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads, Executive Order AE-20-03-18 (first amendment) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-075)
Fort Worth City Council (continuation resolution) and Mayor Betsy Price (Third Amended Declaration), Resolution continuing the Declaration of Public Health Emergency to May 15, 2020; Third Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-058)
Collin County Judge Chris Hill, First Executive Order of the County Judge (CH-01) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-067)
Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Release: DART Continues Full Services for North Texas Riders; Emphasizes Social Distancing (with note of the Apr. 6 modified service) (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-089)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, Second Amended Declaration of Local Disaster Due to Public Health Emergency (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-040)
Mayor Betsy Price, Fourth Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Mar. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-059)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, Executive Order by County Judge During Declared Local Disaster (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-041)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads, Executive Order amending the disaster declaration (second amendment, Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-076)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Stay Home Stay Safe (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-005)
DART and Trinity Metro (joint owners of the TRE), Release: Trinity Railway Express Begins Modified Weekday Service (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-088)
Denton County Transportation Authority, A-train and Denton Connect COVID-19 Modified Service Changes effective Monday, March 23, 2020 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-090)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (stay at home) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-042)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (stay at home, amended and signed Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-043)
Mayor Betsy Price, Fifth Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Stay at Home, Work Safe Measures (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-060)
Collin County Judge Chris Hill, Second Executive Order of the County Judge (CH-02), Stay Home Work Safe (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-068)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads, Executive Order AE-20-03-24, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order Amendment (STAY AT HOME) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-077)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (Stay at Home Order continued) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-078)
The Civil District Courts of the State of Texas sitting in Dallas County (14 judges), Emergency Standing Order (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-006)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-044)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Stay Home Stay Safe (Mar. 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-007)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Stay Home Stay Safe Rules for the Construction Industry (Mar. 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-008)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins Regarding Long-Term Care Facilities (Mar. 29, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-009)
Collin County Judge Chris Hill, Executive Order CH-03 (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-069)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (Stay at Home Order continued) (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-079)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home Order (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-010)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Stay Home Stay Safe Rules for Manufacturers and Distributors (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-011)
Dallas County Commissioners Court (County Judge Jenkins and Commissioners Daniel, Price, Koch, Garcia), Order of Continuance of Declaration of Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-012)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-046)
Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Release: DART Moves to Modified Weekday Service During COVID-19 Pandemic (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-091)
Mayor Betsy Price (Apr. 6, 2020), extended by the City Council Apr. 7, 2020, Sixth Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency, Stay at Home, Work Safe Measures (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-061)
City of Fort Worth (official summary of the Sixth Amended Declaration), Fort Worth extends Stay at Home Declaration in response to COVID-19 until April 30 (Current Declaration summary, English and Spanish) (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-062)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (Stay at Home Order continued through Apr. 30) (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-080)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (amended Apr. 14, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-081)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home Order (Apr. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-013)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home Order (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-014)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-047)
Dallas City Council, Ordinance No. 31521 (Apr. 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-034)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins, Safer At Home Order (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-015)
Mayor Betsy Price, Seventh Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-063)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Rules for Reopened Services (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-016)
Collin County Judge Chris Hill, Executive Order CH-04 (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-070)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-082)
Fort Worth City Council, Resolution of Public Health Emergency (Resolution No. 5216-04-2020, approved Apr. 29, 2020; filed May 1, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-064)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Reopened Services (May 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-017)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Food Processing Plants (May 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-018)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (May 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-083)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Continuing Requirements (May 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-019)
Tarrant County Judge and Commissioners Court, Third Amended Declaration of Local Disaster and Renewal of Same (June 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-045)
Denton County Judge Andy Eads and Denton County Commissioners Court, Disaster Declaration and Executive Order of the Denton County Commissioners Court (June 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-084)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins Regarding Long-Term Care Facilities (June 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-020)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Continuing Requirements after Expiration of Stay Home, Stay Safe (June 19, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-021)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (June 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-048)
Mayor Betsy Price, Executive Order of Mayor Betsy Price (June 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-065)
Trinity Metro, Notice: Tarrant County face mask ordinance; Trinity Metro's Health and Safety Policy (June 25, 2020; updated Nov. 25, 2020 and Feb. 23, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-092)
Collin County Judge Chris Hill, Proclamation of the County Judge (July 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-071)
Catherine A. Colquitt, M.D. (Local Health Authority, Tarrant County); Cynthia Simmons, M.D. (Arlington); Steve Martin, M.D. (Burleson), Joint Control Order of the Local Health Authorities for Tarrant County, the City of Arlington, and the City of Burleson Regarding Public and Non-Religious Private Schools (July 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-049)
Philip Huang, M.D., M.P.H., Local Health Authority, City/County of Dallas (Dallas County Health and Human Services), Order of the Local Health Authority Closing Certain Businesses (July 24, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-022)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (July 31, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-050)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Health and Safety Policies for Businesses and Face Coverings (Aug. 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-023)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Supplemental Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Continuing Requirements after Expiration of Stay Home, Stay Safe (Aug. 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-024)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Amended Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins Regarding Long-Term Care Facilities (Aug. 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-025)
Philip Huang, M.D., M.P.H., Local Health Authority (Dallas County Health and Human Services), Order Rescinding the July 16, 2020, Order of the Local Health Authority for Public and Private Schools (Aug. 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-026)
Trinity Metro and DART, Release: TRE returns to regular weekday service on Oct. 19 (Oct. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-093)
Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins (release), Release: COVID-19 Hospitalizations for Trauma Service Area E Triggers Mandatory Capacity Reductions (Dec. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-027)
Texas Department of State Health Services, DSHS letter to Tarrant County Judge Whitley: TSA E an area with high hospitalizations under GA-32 (Dec. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-051)
Trinity Metro, Notice: Federal face mask order enforced (Feb. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-094)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, Executive Order of County Judge B. Glen Whitley (Feb. 23, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-052)
Tarrant County Judge and Commissioners Court, Sixth Amended Declaration of Local Disaster and Renewal of Same (Feb. 23, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-054)
City of Dallas (Office of Emergency Management), City of Dallas Emergency Regulations FAQ (revised Feb. 26, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-035)
Tarrant County Judge B. Glen Whitley, Executive Order Terminating Prior Order Dated February 23, 2021 (Mar. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-053)
City of Dallas (City Manager T.C. Broadnax; Emergency Management Director), Twelfth Amended Emergency Regulations, Ordinance No. 31865 (May 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-037)
Dallas City Council; Emergency Management Director Eric Johnson, Ordinance No. 31866, Rescission of the March 4, 2021 Emergency Regulations for Wearing Face Coverings in City Buildings and Facilities (Ordinance No. 31792) (May 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-036)
Collin County District Courts (Local Administrative District Judge Emily Miskel, on behalf of thirteen district courts), Order Dissolving Collin County District Court COVID Emergency Orders (May 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-072)
City of Dallas, City of Dallas FAQ: Federal Orders and Directives, Governor's Executive Orders, City of Dallas Emergency Regulations (revised July 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-038)
Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins, Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public Space (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-028)
Office of the Dallas County Judge, Frequently Asked Questions, Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public Space (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-029)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public Space (Aug. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-030)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins Modifying Order on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public Space (Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-031)
Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas (Justices Osborne, Pedersen and Nowell), Order denying Appellant-Intervenors' Rule 29.3 Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 05-21-00733-CV (Sept. 27, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-095)
Tarrant County Judge and Commissioners Court, Eighth Amended Declaration of Local Disaster and Renewal of Same (Sept. 29, 2021) (Ex. MET-DFW-055)
Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas (Opinion by Justice Nowell), Opinion, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 05-21-00733-CV, 665 S.W.3d 675 (Tex. App.--Dallas Nov. 22, 2021) (Nowell, J.), vacated (Tex. June 30, 2023) (Ex. MET-DFW-096)
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Order of County Judge Clay Jenkins on Required Use of a Face Mask in Certain Public Space (Feb. 25, 2022) (Ex. MET-DFW-032)
Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins, Rescission of County Judge Clay Jenkins COVID-19 Health and Safety Order Regarding Long-Term Care Facilities Issued August 4, 2020 (Mar. 8, 2022) (Ex. MET-DFW-033)
Supreme Court of Texas (Opinion by Justice Blacklock), Opinion, Abbott v. Jenkins, No. 21-1080 (Tex. June 30, 2023) (vacating the court of appeals' judgment and dissolving the temporary injunction) (Ex. MET-DFW-097)
Denton County District Courts, Temporary Standing Orders Regarding DFPS Visitation (COVID-19) (Ex. MET-DFW-086)
Collin County Court System, COVID-19 Operating Plan, Collin County Court System (2020) (Ex. MET-DFW-099)