Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH |
Subtitle C. STATE MILITARY FORCES AND VETERANS |
Chapter 433. STATE OF EMERGENCY |
Sec. 433.001. PROCLAMATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY
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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.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.