Texas Supreme Court halts enforcement of Austin dine-in curfew On Sixth Street throughout New Year's Eve, there were long lines to get into the bars downtown. Author: KVUE News staff Updated: 10:15 PM CST January 1, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court has blocked the Austin and Travis County orders that require dine-in beverage and food service to stop from 10:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. This comes after Paxton said he would be asking for the emergency stay with the Supreme Court of Texas, urging the court to halt enforcement of the orders. "The city and county orders clearly violate the governor’s Executive Order No. 32," said Paxton. "Local authorities have no authority to override it."