State of Texas Updates
Following are recent updates from the Office of Governor Greg Abbott regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. For additional information about the response from the State of Texas, please visit the Texas Department of State Health Service website at dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus.
Governor’s Strike Force to Open Texas
- March 2: Governor Abbott Lifts Mask Mandate, Opens Texas 100 Percent
- Feb. 9: Governor Abbott, TDHCA Announce Statewide COVID-19 Rental Relief Program
- Nov. 23: Governor Abbott, DSHS Announce COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan
- Oct 7: Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order To Open Bars In Qualifying Counties
- Sept 17: Governor Abbott Expands Capacity For Certain Services In Texas, Announces Guidance For Nursing Home, Long-Term Care Visitations
- July 27: Governor Abbott Extends Early Voting Period For November 3rd Election
- July 2: Governor Abbott Establishes Statewide Face Covering Requirement, Issues Proclamation To Limit Gatherings
- June 26: Governor Abbott Takes Executive Action To Contain Spread Of COVID-19
- June 3: Governor Abbott Announces Phase III To Open Texas
- May 18: Governor Abbott Announces Phase Two To Open Texas
- May 12: Governor Abbott Extends COVID-19 Disaster Declaration For All Texas Counties
- May 5: Governor Abbott Expands Business Openings In Texas, Announces Surge Response Teams To Combat COVID-19
- April 27: The Governor’s Report to Open Texas
- Relating to the expanded reopening of services as part of the safe, strategic plan to Open Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster (GA-18)
- Relating to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disaster (GA-19)
- Relating to expanding travel without restrictions as part of the safe, strategic plan to Open Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster (GA-20)
- April 17: Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Establishing Strike Force To Open Texas
- April 13: Governor Abbott, Goldman Sachs, LiftFund Announce $50 Million in Loans For Texas Small Businesses
- April 12: Governor Abbott Extends Disaster Declaration For COVID-19
- March 31: Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order, Implements Statewide Essential Services And Activities Protocols
- March 31: Governor Abbott Announces Comfort Food Care Packages For Texas Youth And Families
- March 30: Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Mandating 14-Day Quarantine For Travelers Arriving From CA, LA, WA, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, and Miami
- March 30: Governor Abbott Prohibits Release Of Individuals In Custody With History Of Offenses Involving Physical Violence
- March 30: Governor Abbott Mandates 14-Day Quarantine For Road Travelers Arriving In Texas From Any Location In Louisiana
- March 26:Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Mandating 14-Day Quarantine For Travelers Arriving From New York Tri-State Area, New Orleans
- March 25:Governor Abbott Announces Federal Grant for Senior Citizen Meals
- March 22:Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Increasing Hospital Capacity, Announces Supply Chain Strike Force For COVID-19 Response
- March 16: Governor Abbott Issues Executive Orders In Accordance With Federal Guidelines To Mitigate Spread Of COVID-19 In Texas