Coronavirus Executive Orders, Funding and Waivers
Executive Orders
Executive Order 40, Prohibiting vaccine mandates by any entity
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Executive Order 39, Prohibiting vaccine mandates by any government entity
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Executive Order 38, Providing Clarity And Uniformity In The State’s COVID-19 Response
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Executive Order 36, Prohibiting Government Entities From Mandating Masks
Download EO 36; ASL EO 36
Executive Order 35, Relating to COVID-19 vaccines and the protection of Texans' private health information
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Executive Order 34, Relating To The Opening Of Texas In Response To The COVID-19 Disaster
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Executive Order 32, Relating To The Continued Response To The COVID-19 Disaster as Texas Reopens
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Executive Order 31, Relating To Hospital Capacity During The COVID-19 Disaster
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Executive Order 30, Relating To The Continued Response To The COVID-19 Disaster As Texas Reopens
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Executive Order 29, Relating To The Use Of Face Coverings
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Executive Order 28, Targeted Response To Reopening
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Executive Order 27, Increasing Hospital Capacity
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Download Proclamation Amending EO 27, June 30, 2020; ASL Proclamation Amending EO 27, June 30, 2020
Download Proclamation Amending EO 27, July 9, 2020; ASL Proclamation Amending EO 27, July 9, 2020
Executive Order 26, Expanding Opening Of Texas
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Executive Order 25, Suspending In-Person Visitations In County And Municipal Jails
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Executive Order 24, Terminating Air Travel Restrictions
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Executive Order 23, Expanded Openings, Phase Two
Download EO 23; ASL EO 23
Download Proclamation Amending EO 23, May 26, 2020; ASL Proclamation Amending EO 23, May 26, 2020
Executive Order 22, Modifying Openings, Eliminating Confinement
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Executive Order 21, Expanding Openings
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Executive Order 20, Relating To Travel Quarantines
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Executive Order 19, Amending Hospital Capacity
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Executive Order 18, Announcing Phase One To Open Texas
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Executive Order 17, Establishing Strike Force to Open Texas
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Executive Order 16, Reopening Select Services
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Executive Order 15, Loosening Restrictions On Surgeries
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Executive Order 14, Essential Services
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Executive Order 13, County And Municipal Jail Detention
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Executive Order 12, Mandating Quarantine For Certain Road Travelers
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Executive Order 11, Mandating Quarantine For Certain Air Travelers
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Executive Order 10, COVID-19 Reporting
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Executive Order 9, Increasing Hospital Capacity
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Executive Order 8, Mitigating COVID-19 Spread
Download EO 08; ASL EO 08
Disaster Declarations
- State Health Services Issues Public Health Disaster Declaration
- Governor Abbott Declares State of Disaster In Texas Due To COVID-19
- Governor Abbott Extends Statewide COVID-19 Disaster Declaration
Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program
News Releases for Select Waivers Issued by the Governor
Expanding Health Care
- Waiving Testing Requirements For Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
- Increasing Hospital And Medical Facility Staffing
- Allowing More Nurse Aides To Serve Long-Term Care Patients
- Expanding Telehealth Options
- Increasing Pharmacy Workforce Capabilities
- Allowing Off-Site Outpatient End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities
- Removing Barriers To Expand Health Care Workforce
- Expanding EMS And Emergency Responder Workforce
- Waiving COVID-19 Cost-Sharing For Public Safety Employees
- Expediting Reactivation For Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
- Extending Licensing Renewal Period for Pharmacists
- Extending Licensing Renewal Period For Nurses
- Expanding Healthcare Facilities
- Increasing Occupancy Of Hospital Rooms
- Expanding Nursing Workforce In Texas
- Allowing Phone Consultations By Pharmacists
- Waiving Health Care Fees For Incarcerated Texans
- Expanding Patient Access to Telemedicine Care
- Expanding Hospital Capacity