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Update: May 18
Governor expands Reopen Texas plan to Phase 2
Governor Abbott today announced the second phase of Open Texas and provided an updated list of what types of businesses and activities can resume and when. The list of openings are below. Details on each opening checklist are available at the Open Texas website.
May 18
▪️Gyms, exercise facilities (previously announced May 5)
▪️Hair salons, barbershops (previously announced May 5)
▪️Non-essential manufacturers and other offices (previously announced May 5)
▪️NEW - Massage and personal care businesses (includes tattoo and piercing studios, laser hair removal, hair loss treatment)
▪️NEW – Child care centers
▪️NEW – Youth clubs (YMCA, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, etc.)
May 22
▪️Restaurants at 50 percent capacity
▪️Bars, tasting rooms, and similar establishments at 25 percent capacity
▪️Bowling alleys, Bingo halls, skating rinks, and simulcasting
▪️Rodeo, equestrian events
May 29
▪️Zoos (outdoor areas)
May 31
▪️Professional sports without in-person spectators
▪️Day/overnight youth camps
▪️Youth sports
June 1
▪️School districts can hold summer school if following social distancing guidelines
Update: May 13
Governor extends state’s disaster declaration
Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation May 12 extending his Disaster Declaration for all Texas counties in response to COVID-19. Originally issued on March 13 and extended on April 12, the Disaster Declaration provides the state a number of resources to effectively serve Texans as the Lone Star State continues to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Update: May 12
City Council approves resolution continuing Sixth Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency
The Mansfield City Council approved a resolution at its May 11 meeting to continue the Sixth Amended Declaration of Public Health Emergency until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, May 19 . The sixth amended declaration aligns with the Governor’s executive orders in GA-21.
Government Orders & Declarations
- Executed Seventh Amended Declaration 5-20-20
- Resolution Continuing Sixth Amended Declaration 5-12-20
- Executed Sixth Amended Declaration 5-8-20
- Executed Fifth Amended Declaration 5-1-20
- Modified Fourth Amended Declaration 4-13-20
- Mayor David Cook Statement Regarding Mansfield Golf Courses
- Executed Fourth Amended Declaration 4-7-20
- Executed Third Amended Declaration 3-31-20
- Executed Second Amended Declaration 3-24-20
- Mayor Cook - First Amended Public Health Emergency Declaration 3-20-20
- Official Emergency Declaration 3-18-20
Executive Order GA-24 (5-21-20): Related to termination of air travel restrictions.
Executive Order GA-23 (5-7-20): Related to the expanded reopening of Texas.
Texas Disaster Declaration Extension (5-12-20)
Executive Order GA-21 (5-5-20): Related to the expanded reopening of services.
Executive Order GA-20 (4-27-20): Related to expanding travel without restrictions.
Governor Abbott Open Texas Report: Related to the guidelines for employers and customers during re-opening of Texas economy.
Executive Order GA-19 (4-27-20): Related to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disaster.
Executive Order GA-18 (4-27-20): Related to the expanded reopening of services.
Executive Order GA-17 (04/17/20): Relating to the establishment of the Governor’s Strike Force to Open Texas.
Executive Order GA-16 (04/17/20): Relating to the safe, strategic reopening of select services as the first step to Open Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster.
Executive Order GA-15 (04/17/20): Relating to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disaster.
Governor’s Disaster Declaration Extension 4-12-20: Governor Greg Abbott extends the state’s disaster declaration to May 13.
Texas Attorney General Guidance for Houses of Worship (04/01/2020): Clarifying direction given for in-person religious and worship services under Executive Order GA-14.
Executive Order GA-14 (03/31/2020): Renews and expands the previous directive enforcing federal social distancing guidelines for COVID-19, including closing schools and instructing Texans to avoid eating or drinking at bars and restaurants, to minimize social gatherings, and to minimize contact with people who are not in the same household.
Executive Order GA-13 (03/29/2020): Relating to detention in county and municipal jails during the COVID-19 disaster
Executive Order GA-12 (03/29/2020): Mandating a 14-day quarantine for road travelers arriving in Texas from any location in Louisiana. Does not apply to travel related to commercial activity, military service, emergency response, health response, or critical infrastructure functions.
Executive Order GA-11 (03/26/2020): Mandating a self-quarantine of 14 days for individuals traveling to Texas as their final destination through an airport from the Tri-Stae Area of New York/New Jersey/ Connecticut, or from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Executive Order GA-10 (03/24/2020): Requiring hospitals to submit daily reports on hospital bed capacity to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), and for all public and private entities using FDA-approved COVID-19 tests to submit daily reports of all results to the local health department and DSHS.
Texas Attorney General Opinion on Firearms Sales (03/24/2020): Stating that local emergency orders cannot restrict the sale or transfer of firearms.
Executive Order GA-09 (03/22/2020): Expanding hospital bed capacity by directing licensed health care professionals to postpone all surgeries and procedures that are not immediately, medically necessary.
Texas Supreme Court Emergency Order #4 (03/20/2020): Suspending residential eviction proceedings
Governor’s Executive Order GA-08 (3/19/2020): Restrictions on public gatherings, restaurants, nursing homes, schools
Governor Abbott releases a video on the importance of social distancing
211 Texas activated
The State of Texas has activated the statewide 211 network to provide COVID-19 information 24/7 to residents. 211 specialists from across the state are available to answer the most frequently asked, non-medical questions on the coronavirus based on material provided by the CDC and the DSHS. Any questions the 211 specialists cannot answer will be referred to the information lines of the state health department and local public health officials, in Mansfield’s case the Tarrant County Health Department.