Texas § GV.433.001 - PROCLAMATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY

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§ GV.433.001. PROCLAMATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY

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

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