Texas Statutes

§ 433.001 — PROCLAMATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY.

Texas § 433.001
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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 433.001 (2026).

Text

Sec. 433.001. PROCLAMATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY. On application of the chief executive officer or governing body of a county or municipality during an emergency, the governor may proclaim a state of emergency and designate the area involved. For the purposes of this section an emergency exists in the following situations:

(1)a riot or unlawful assembly by three or more persons acting together by use of force or violence;
(2)if a clear and present danger of the use of violence exists; or
(3)a natural or man-made disaster.

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Legislative History

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

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