Texas Scorecard By Robert Montoya April 21, 2020
Commissioners Koch and Price sided with grassroots protesters demanding an end to shelter in place. The rest of the commissioners voted to extend beyond what the governor’s order allows.Tuesday, Dallas County voters protested the county’s shelter-in-place order as commissioners voted 3-2 to extend it to May 15. However, a question from one of the commissioners revealed this extension conflicts with Gov. Greg Abbott’s order and “would not be allowed,†while a controversial hiring decision worth over $228,000 has been postponed.
Since mid-March, Dallas County has been under a shelter-in-place order, shuttering most businesses and restricting people’s activities.
On April 7, after Jenkins proposed extending his order to May 20, commissioners passed an amendment—put forward by Commissioner J.J. Koch—requiring commissioners’ approval before extending it beyond April 30.
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