Texas Supreme Court Order on Eviction Proceedings
For all eviction proceedings filed from March 27, 2020, through August 24, 2020, a sworn original, amended, or supplemental petition containing “a description of the facts and grounds for eviction” required by Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 510.3(a)(2) must state whether or not...
Today's Risk Level
Dallas County COVID-19 Health Guidance for the Public
A thoughtful document to guide us as we navigate in our community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The document was prepared by the Public Health Committee made up of public health, epidemiology, and infectious disease leaders who have prepared their entire adult lives to advise us in this moment. Their goal is to keep us safe through continued containment of COVID-19.
Nivel de riesgo de hoy
Orientación de salud para el público en el Condado Dallas en torno al COVID-19
Se adjunta un documento reflexivo para guiarnos mientras navegamos nuestras comunidades durante la pandemia de COVID-19. El documento fue preparado por el Comité de Salud Pública compuesto por líderes de salud pública, epidemiología y enfermedades infecciosas que han preparado toda su vida adulta para asesorarnos en este momento. Su objetivo es mantenernos seguros mediante la contención continua de COVID-19.
Know Your Risk: Common Activities
Guidance for Individuals at High-Risk
High-Risk Individuals Are People That Meet Any One of the Following Criteria:
- 65 years of age or older
- Live in a nursing home or long-term care facility
- Have an underlying medical condition:
- Lung disease including moderate to severe asthma and COPD
- Serious heart conditions and hypertension<
- Immunocompromised (including cancer treatment, smoking, bone marrow or organ transplants, immune deficiencies, poorly controlled HIV or AIDS, and prolonged use of corticosteroids and other immune weakening medications)
- Are obese
- Have diabetes
- Have chronic kidney disease or are undergoing dialysis
- Have liver disease
Click here to read the full guide.
COVID-19 Monitoring Data
Click here to view the monitoring data.
Orientación para personas en alto riesgo
Personas De Alto Riesgo Son Personas Que Cumplen Cualquiera De Los Siguientes Criterios:
- 65 años o más
- Vive en un hogar de ancianos o en un centro de atención a largo plazo,
- Personas de todas las edades con una afección médica subyacente:
- enfermedad pulmonar que incluye asma moderada a severa y EPOC
- condiciones cardíacas graves e hipertensión
- inmunocomprometidos (incluido el tratamiento del cáncer, tabaquismo, trasplantes de médula ósea u órganos, deficiencias inmunes, VIH o SIDA mal controlados y uso prolongado de corticosteroides y otros medicamentos para el debilitamiento inmunitario)
- obesidad
- diabetes
- enfermedad renal crónica sometida a diálisis
- enfermedad del hígado
Haga clic aquí para leer la guía completa.
Got Stress?
COVID-19 Mental Health Resources are available for Dallas County Residents.
- Call the 24/7 COVID-19 Mental Health Support Line at (833) 251-7544
- Visit https://ntbha.org/ for additional resources
Stay Safe Business
We applaud the businesses that remain committed to voluntarily creating a safer experience for employees and consumers.
Reopening and Safety Guidance for Business
Guidance for Apartment Complexes | Orientación para complejos de apartamentos
Reopening: Guidance for Hair and Nail Salons
Reopening: Guidance for Law Firms
Reopening: Guidance for the Restaurant Industry
Reopening: Guidance for the Retail Industry
To report health and safety concerns and violations for essential businesses and reopened services.
Worship and Religious Services Guidance
CDC Resources for Community- and Faith-Based Leaders
Guidance for Houses of Worship During the COVID-19 Crisis
Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Dallas County Needs Supplies, Services and Equipment
Dallas County frontline responders and long-term care facilities are in need of personal protective equipment, sanitizer and ventilators.
Help us help them.
Are You a Dallas County Resident Who Has Concerns?
For business related inquiries, please email BusinessCOVID19@dallascounty.org.
For constituent inquiries or concerns, please email DC.Judge@dallascounty.org.
Dallas County Needs Volunteers
DFW Sewing Relief
DFW Sewing Relief is a group of more than 1,000 volunteers across the DFW Metroplex committed to creating masks for our local medical providers and first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Click here to visit their website to support their effort through creation, logistics, or distribution.
Become a General Volunteer
VolunteerNow is working with nonprofits to help them re-imagine how volunteers can support their most urgent needs. Agencies are exploring ways to meet critical needs while protecting the health of clients, staff, and volunteers. Drive through services, on-line communications, and telephone check-ins are helping to provide services important to the health and welfare of our community. Volunteers are needed to provide these services.
Thank you for your support of our community!
Other ways to help:
- Follow all public health guidelines to keep yourself and others safe and healthy.
- Ask yourself, “Am I well enough to volunteer?”
- Look for ways to address Urgent Needs in the community at www.VOLY.org. Check back often for new opportunities as needs arise.
- Make an appointment to donate blood at a community blood drive this month with the American Red Cross or your local blood bank.
- Ask about protocols organizations are using for sanitation and safety.
Dallas County COVID-19 Response Fund
This fund will now let us efficiently raise philanthropic funds to continue supporting frontline responders of the County.
We appreciate your support!
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