Executive Orders & Ordinance Summary

City of Marfa Ordinance 2020-10-4A Requiring Businesses to Mandate Face Coverings

City of Marfa Ordinance 2020-09-3A COVID-19 City Re-Opening Policies and Protocols

City of Marfa Ordinance 2020-08-3A Continuing Disaster Declaration

Presidio County Judge Guevara’s termination of local disaster on May 1, 2020 hereby declaring all hotels, STRs and RV Parks in Presidio County are allowed to be open subject to any restrictions in GA-18.

Summary of City of Marfa updated Ordinance extending Disaster Declaration until 11 June 2020. Read the updated Ordinance.

Updated 23 April 2020 City of Marfa Shelter in Place effective through 30 April 2020

Summary of Governor Abbott's New Executive Orders from 17 April 2020

4/17/2020
Governor Abbott’s Executive Order No. GA-l5 relating to hospital capacity
• Governor Abbott’s Executive Order No. GA-16 relating to the safe, strategic reopening
• Governor Abbott’s Executive Order No.GA-17 relating to the establishment of Strike Force

4/16/2020
Federal Government Re-Opening Guidelines

4/9/2020
• Learn more about the city’s amended Shelter-in-Place Ordinance and
Disaster Declaration Ordinance.

4/2/2020
Local Disaster Supplement

3/28/2020
Click here for a recording of the emergency City Council meeting from 3/26/2020.

3/27/2020
Shelter-in-Place Ordinance and Disaster Declaration Ordinance.

  • More info on the SHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDER, effective 3/27/20 at 11:59pm.

3/18/2020
Click here for an immediate press release from the City of Marfa and Presidio County officials. You can read the complete disaster declaration here.