Coronavirus Executive Orders and Waivers
Executive Orders
Executive Order 28, Targeted Response To Reopening
Download EO 28
Executive Order 27, Increasing Hospital Capacity
Download EO 27; ASL EO 27
Download Proclamation Amending EO 27, June 30, 2020
Executive Order 26, Expanding Opening Of Texas
Download EO 26; ASL EO 26
Executive Order 25, Suspending In-Person Visitations In County And Municipal Jails
Download EO 25; ASL EO 25
Executive Order 24, Terminating Air Travel Restrictions
Download EO 24; ASL EO 24
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
Download EO 22; ASL EO 22
Executive Order 21, Expanding Openings
Download EO 21; ASL EO 21
Executive Order 20, Relating To Travel Quarantines
Download EO 20; ASL EO 20
Executive Order 19, Amending Hospital Capacity
Download EO 19; ASL EO 19
Executive Order 18, Announcing Phase One To Open Texas
Download EO 18; ASL EO 18
Executive Order 17, Establishing Strike Force to Open Texas
Download EO 17; ASL EO 17
Executive Order 16, Reopening Select Services
Download EO 16; ASL EO 16
Executive Order 15, Loosening Restrictions On Surgeries
Download EO 15; ASL EO 15
Executive Order 14, Essential Services
Download EO 14; ASL EO 14
Executive Order 13, County And Municipal Jail Detention
Download EO 13; ASL EO 13
Executive Order 12, Mandating Quarantine For Certain Road Travelers
Download EO 12; ASL EO 12
Executive Order 11, Mandating Quarantine For Certain Air Travelers
Download EO 11; ASL EO 11
Executive Order 10, COVID-19 Reporting
Download EO 10; ASL EO 10
Executive Order 9, Increasing Hospital Capacity
Download EO 09; ASL EO 09
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
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
Speeding Supplies
- Creating Supply Chain Strike Force
- Allowing Restaurants To Sell Bulk Products To Consumers
- Allowing Delivery of Alcoholic Beverages With Food
- Allowing Trucks From Alcohol Industry To Deliver Grocery Supplies
- Certain State Trucking Regulations
Helping Texans and Communities
- Waiving Late Fees For TexasABC Renewals
- Waiving Late Fees For Certain Occupational Licenses
- Allowing Videoconference For Notarizing Real-Estate Instruments
- Ensuring College Students Receive Financial Assistance
- Allowing Video Appearance Before Notary Public
- Waiving Match For Victim Services Grants
- Preserving And Extending Child Care Capacity
- Postponing May 26 Runoff Primary Election To Mitigate Spread
- Allowing Event Permit Refunds For Businesses
- Suspending Residential Eviction Proceedings (Texas Supreme Court)
- Temporarily Closing DPS Driver License Offices
- Allowing For Postponement Of May 2 Local Elections
- Extending Driver License Renewal Deadlines
- Speeding Payment Of New Unemployment Benefits
- Vehicle Registration, Titling, And Parking Placard Regulations
- STAAR Testing Requirements
- Ensuring Students Receive Work-Study Funding
- State Of Disaster