Coronavirus Executive Orders, Funding and Waivers

Executive Orders

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
Download EO 35; ASL EO 35

Executive Order 34, Relating To The Opening Of Texas In Response To The COVID-19 Disaster
Download EO 34; ASL EO 34

Executive Order 32, Relating To The Continued Response To The COVID-19 Disaster as Texas Reopens
Download EO 32; ASL EO 32

Executive Order 31, Relating To Hospital Capacity During The COVID-19 Disaster 
Download EO 31; ASL EO 31

Executive Order 30, Relating To The Continued Response To The COVID-19 Disaster As Texas Reopens
Download EO 30; ASL EO 30

Executive Order 29, Relating To The Use Of Face Coverings
Download EO 29; ASL EO 29

Executive Order 28, Targeted Response To Reopening
Download EO 28; ASL EO 28

Executive Order 27, Increasing Hospital Capacity
Download EO 27; ASL EO 27
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
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
• Governor Abbott Extends Statewide COVID-19 Disaster Declaration
  • March 6, 2021
  • February 4, 2021
  • January 5, 2021
  • December 6, 2020
  • November 6, 2020
  • October 7, 2020
  • September 7, 2020
  • August 8, 2020
  • July 10, 2020; ASL July 10, 2020 Proclamation
  • June 11, 2020
  • May 12, 2020
  • April 12, 2020

Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program

• List of CESF Recipients

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

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