Local and State Government Response

On March 26th, 2020, Taylor County experienced its first positive case of COVID-19.  Due to this, the Taylor County Commissioners’ Court implemented their Declaration of Local State of Disaster, and declared a Public Health Emergency.

Taylor County Disaster Declaration 3-26-20

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension 3-31-20

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension 4-28-20

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Resolution 5-1-20

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension 5-26-20

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension 6-23-20

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension 7-21-20

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension 8-18-20

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension 9-15-20

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension 10-13-20

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension 11-10-20

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension 12-8-20

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension 1-5-21

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension 2-2-21

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension 3-2-21

Protocol for In-Person Court Proceedings in Taylor County

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension Updated 3-16-21

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension Updated 4-13.21

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension Updated 5-11-21

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension Updated 6-8-21

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension Updated 7-6-21

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension Updated 8-3-21

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension Updated 8-31-21

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension Updated 9-28-21

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension Updated 10-26-21

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension Updated 11-23-21

Taylor County Declaration of Disaster Extension Updated 12-21-21

Since it began, Taylor County and the City of Abilene have been working to take appropriate measures to limit the spread COVID-19.

State of Texas Plan to Reopen Businesses

Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-18 Relating to the Expanded Reopening of Services 5-1-20

Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-21 Relating to the Expanded Reopening of Services

Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-23 Relating to Expanded Opening of Texas 5-18-20

Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-26 Relating to the Expanded Opening of Texas 6-3-20

Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-28 Targeted Response to COVID-19 as Part of the Reopening of Texas 6-26-20

Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-29 relating to use of face coverings 7-2-20

Governor Abbott's Executive Order GA-30 Opening Texas 9-17-20

Governor Abbott's Executive Order GA-31 Hospital Capacity 9-17-20

Governor Abbott's Executive Order GA-32 Opening Texas 10-7-20

Governor Abbott's Executive Order GA-34 Opening Texas 3-2-21

Governor Abbott's Executive Order GA-35 COVID Vaccinations- 4-5-21

Governor Abbott's Executive Order GA-36 Prohibition of Government Entities Restricting Masks 5-18-21

Governor Abbott's Executive Order GA-38 Continued Covid Correspondence 7-29-21

Governor Abbott's Executive Order GA-39 COVID Vaccination Prohibition on Local Vaccination  Order 8-25-21

To read the Governor’s full phased approach to reopen Texas, please click here.