Tex. Gov't Code § 433.001

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 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.

Tex. Gov't. Code § 433.001

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987.