The Office of the Governor is in receipt of the Texas Department of State Health Services’ (DSHS) request to extend the temporary suspension of 25 TAC 157.11(h)(1)-(6) and Sections 773.050(a) of the Texas Health & Safety Code beyond the current termination effective date of 12:01am on February 28, 2022. DSHS asserts that strict compliance with these laws could prevent, hinder, or delay the delivery of services in relation to efforts to cope with the declared disaster.

In accordance with section 418.016 of the Texas Government Code, the Office of the Governor grants DSHS’s request to continue the suspension of the following laws beyond the current termination effective date of 12:01am on February 28, 2022:

· 25 TAC 157.11(h)(1)-(6); and
· Sections 773.050(a) of the Texas Health & Safety Code.

This suspension of the above-referenced laws shall remain in effect until the earlier of 12:01am on August 26, 2022 or when the March 13, 2020 disaster declaration is lifted or expires.