Click HERE to view the current Bexar County Civil District Courts COVID-19 Operations Plan.

Emergency Order 21 - Issued 07/31/2020

Extends statute of limitations for deadlines that fall between March 13 and September 1 to September 15.

Emergency Order 22 - Issued 08/06/2020

Extends and amends the 18th Emergency Order, prohibits jury proceedings until October 1 but authorizes limited number of jury proceedings under certain conditions.

Click HERE to view all Texas Supreme Court Emergency Orders.

Emergency Order 20 amends paragraph 3 and extends Emergency Order 15 through August 24, 2020.

View Emergency Order 20 Here.

View Current Emergency Orders Issued Here.

"On Wednesday, July 15, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff issued Executive Order NW-13, effective as of 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 and continuing through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 unless extended, modified or terminated early by the County Judge." 

"This Executive Order shall continue the local disaster declaration and public health emergency for Bexar County for the period specified in this Executive Order and shall incorporate and adopt the most recent executive order GA-29 issued by Governor Greg Abbott on July 2, 2020, and any subsequent orders by the Governor relating to the expanded opening of Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster."

Click here to view Order NW-13 in its entirety, issued July 15, 2020.

Click here to view the supplemental order issued on July 17, 2020.

Source: https://www.bexar.org/3234/COVID-19

"On Wednesday, July 1, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff issued Executive Order NW-12, with these additional measures taking effect as of as of 5:01 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 and continues through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 unless extended, modified or terminated early by the County Judge. This Executive Order shall continue the local disaster declaration and public health emergency for Bexar County for the period specified in this Executive Order and shall incorporate and adopt the most recent executive order GA-27 issued by Governor Greg Abbott on June 25, 2020, and any subsequent orders by the Governor relating to the expanded opening of Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster."

Click here to view Order NW-12 in its entirety, issued July 1, 2020.
Click here to view the Supplemental Order to NW-12, issued on July 6, 2020.

You can read the full article from The Bexar County website here.

On July 10, 2020, "Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation extending his Disaster Declaration for all Texas counties in response to COVID-19. Originally issued on March 13th, the Disaster Declaration provides the state a number of resources to effectively serve Texans as the Lone Star State continues to mitigate the spread of COVID-19."

"Extending this Disaster Declaration helps ensure that Texas has the resources and flexibility needed to effectively respond to COVID-19," said Governor Abbott. "To further mitigate the spread of the virus and overcome this challenge, Texans should continue to do their part by wearing a mask, social distancing, and staying home if possible."

View the Governor's proclamation here.

"Starting on Monday July 6th, all COVID-19 testing sites managed by the City of San Antonio will require people to have COVID-19 symptoms in order to be tested at the free City operated locations. These locations include the Freeman Coliseum and two new locations at Kazen Middle School and Cuellar Community Center."

"The two new locations on the south and west side have been added for the month of July where free COVID-19 testing is available seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. These locations do not require an appointment and will test up to 300 people per day. More information about testing is available at covid19.sanantonio.gov."

Kazen Middle School - 1520 Gillette Blvd. San Antonio, TX 78224

Cuellar Community Center- 5626 San Fernando St. San Antonio, TX 78237

You can read the full article from the City of San Antonio website here.

Emergency Order 19 cancels the July bar exam, leaves in place the September 9-10 bar exam subject to guidance from public health authorities, and approves an online bar exam on October 5-6.

View Emergency Order 19 Here.

View Current Emergency Orders Issued Here.

"On July 2, 2020 Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order requiring all Texans to wear a face covering over the nose and mouth in public spaces in counties with 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases, with few exceptions. The Governor also issued a proclamation giving mayors and county judges the ability to impose restrictions on some outdoor gatherings of over 10 people, and making it mandatory that, with certain exceptions, people cannot be in groups larger than ten and must maintain six feet of social distancing from others."

View Executive Order GA-29 here.

Source: https://gov.texas.gov/news

On July 2, 2020, Gov. Abbott issued an updated Executive Order GA-28 regarding additional measures to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Additionally, the Governor released a new video message to coincide with his Executive Order, encouraging Texans to do their part to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and keep their communities safe. The video can be downloaded at this link and can also be viewed on YouTube.

Source: https://gov.texas.gov/news