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`Misc. Docket No. 20-9042
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`IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS
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`Misc. Docket No. 20-007
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`FIRST EMERGENCY ORDER REGARDING
`THE COVID-l9 STATE OF DISASTER
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`ORDERED that:
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`Govemor Abbott has declared a state of disaster in all 254 counties in the State of
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`Texas in response to the imminent threat of the COVID-l 9 pandemic. This order is issued pursuant
`to Section 22.0035(b) of the Texas Govemment Code.
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`Subject only to constitutional limitations, all counts in Texas may in any case, civil
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`or criminal—and must to avoid risk to court staff, parties, attorneys, jurors, and the public—
`without a participant’s consent:
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`Modify or suspend any and all deadlines and procedures, whether
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`prescribed by statute, rule, or order, for a stated period ending no later than 30 days after
`the Govemor’s state of disaster has been lifted:
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`Allow or require anyone involved in any hearing, deposition, or other
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`proceeding of any kind—including but not limited to a party, attorney, witness, or court
`reporter, but not including a juror—to participate remotely. such as by teleconferencing,
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`videoconferencing. or other means;
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`L. Hecht, Chief Justice
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`Paul w. Green, Justice
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`usby, Justice
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`.Bland, Justice
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