Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection
Chapter 418 - Emergency Management

Section 418.048. Monitoring Weather; Disaster Preparedness Education - Sec. 418.048. MONITORING WEATHER; DISASTER PREPAREDNESS EDUCATION. (a) The division...

Section 418.050. Phased Reentry Plan - Sec. 418.050. PHASED REENTRY PLAN. (a) The division shall develop...

Section 418.0501. Reentry Credentialing Pilot Program - Sec. 418.0501. REENTRY CREDENTIALING PILOT PROGRAM. (a) The division shall...

Section 418.051. Communications Coordination Group - Sec. 418.051. COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATION GROUP. (a) The communications coordination group...

Section 418.052. Use of Funds to Support Certain Persons - Sec. 418.052. USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT CERTAIN PERSONS. The...

Section 418.053. Emergency Services District Program - Sec. 418.053. EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT PROGRAM. (a) The division shall...

Section 418.054. Disaster Response Guide - Sec. 418.054. DISASTER RESPONSE GUIDE. (a) The division shall develop...

Section 418.0541. Catastrophic Debris Management Plan and Training - Sec. 418.0541. CATASTROPHIC DEBRIS MANAGEMENT PLAN AND TRAINING. (a) The...

Section 418.0542. Catastrophic Debris Management Plan and Training - Sec. 418.0542. CATASTROPHIC DEBRIS MANAGEMENT PLAN AND TRAINING. (a) The...

Section 418.0543. Contracting for Debris Removal - Sec. 418.0543. CONTRACTING FOR DEBRIS REMOVAL. (a) The division, in...

Section 418.0544. Disaster Preparation Contracts - Sec. 418.0544. DISASTER PREPARATION CONTRACTS. (a) The division, in consultation...

Section 418.0545. Disaster Case Management System - Sec. 418.0545. DISASTER CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. (a) The division shall,...

Section 418.0546. Emergency Plan for Specialty Care Populations - Sec. 418.0546. EMERGENCY PLAN FOR SPECIALTY CARE POPULATIONS. The division,...

Section 418.0547. Access to Local Volunteer Networks; Volunteer Mobile Medical Units - Sec. 418.0547. ACCESS TO LOCAL VOLUNTEER NETWORKS; VOLUNTEER MOBILE MEDICAL...

Section 418.0548. Communications Immediately Following a Disaster - Sec. 418.0548. COMMUNICATIONS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A DISASTER. The division, in...

Section 418.0549. Hardening of Utility Facilities and Critical Infrastructure - Sec. 418.0549. HARDENING OF UTILITY FACILITIES AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. (a)...

Section 418.055. Information Sharing Work Group - Sec. 418.055. INFORMATION SHARING WORK GROUP. (a) In this section,...

Section 418.0551. Permitting Task Force - Sec. 418.0551. PERMITTING TASK FORCE. (a) The division shall form...

Section 418.0552. Business Advisory Council - Sec. 418.0552. BUSINESS ADVISORY COUNCIL. (a) In this section, "advisory...

Section 418.0553. Disaster Recovery Task Force - Sec. 418.0553. DISASTER RECOVERY TASK FORCE. (a) The division shall...

Section 418.0554. Coordinating 9-1-1 Text Message Capability - Sec. 418.0554. COORDINATING 9-1-1 TEXT MESSAGE CAPABILITY. The division, in...

Section 418.0555. Social Media Use During and After Disasters - Sec. 418.0555. SOCIAL MEDIA USE DURING AND AFTER DISASTERS. The...

Section 418.056. Disaster Mobile Application - Sec. 418.056. DISASTER MOBILE APPLICATION. (a) The division shall develop...

Section 418.057. Disaster Web Portal - Sec. 418.057. DISASTER WEB PORTAL. The division shall develop a...

Section 418.058. Use of Data Analytics in Disaster Management - Sec. 418.058. USE OF DATA ANALYTICS IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT. To...

Subchapter C. -1. Disaster Recovery Loan Program

Section 418.061. Definitions - Sec. 418.061. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Account" means the...

Section 418.062. Eligibility for Loan - Sec. 418.062. ELIGIBILITY FOR LOAN. A political subdivision may apply...

Section 418.063. Disaster Recovery Loan Program - Sec. 418.063. DISASTER RECOVERY LOAN PROGRAM. The division by rule...

Section 418.064. Loans - Sec. 418.064. LOANS. (a) A loan made from the account...

Section 418.065. Application for Loan - Sec. 418.065. APPLICATION FOR LOAN. The division shall develop and...

Section 418.066. Creation of Account - Sec. 418.066. CREATION OF ACCOUNT. (a) The disaster recovery loan...

Section 418.067. Rules - Sec. 418.067. RULES. The division shall adopt rules to implement...

Subchapter D. Finance

Section 418.071. State Policy - Sec. 418.071. STATE POLICY. It is the intent of the...

Section 418.073. Disaster Contingency Fund - Sec. 418.073. DISASTER CONTINGENCY FUND. (a) The disaster contingency fund...

Section 418.074. Acceptance and Allocation of Gifts and Grants - Sec. 418.074. ACCEPTANCE AND ALLOCATION OF GIFTS AND GRANTS. (a)...

Subchapter E. Local and Interjurisdictional Emergency Management

Section 418.101. All Political Subdivisions Served - Sec. 418.101. ALL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS SERVED. (a) Each political subdivision...

Section 418.1015. Emergency Management Directors - Sec. 418.1015. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTORS. (a) The presiding officer of...

Section 418.102. County Programs - Sec. 418.102. COUNTY PROGRAMS. (a) Each county shall maintain an...

Section 418.103. Municipal Programs - Sec. 418.103. MUNICIPAL PROGRAMS. (a) The governor shall determine which...

Section 418.104. Interjurisdictional Programs - Sec. 418.104. INTERJURISDICTIONAL PROGRAMS. The governor may recommend that a...

Section 418.105. Liaison Officers - Sec. 418.105. LIAISON OFFICERS. (a) Each city that does not...

Section 418.106. Local and Interjurisdictional Emergency Management Plans - Sec. 418.106. LOCAL AND INTERJURISDICTIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANS. (a) Each...

Section 418.107. Local Finance - Sec. 418.107. LOCAL FINANCE. (a) A political subdivision may make...

Section 418.1075. Suspension of Deadlines Imposed by Local Law - Sec. 418.1075. SUSPENSION OF DEADLINES IMPOSED BY LOCAL LAW. (a)...

Section 418.108. Declaration of Local Disaster - Sec. 418.108. DECLARATION OF LOCAL DISASTER. (a) Except as provided...

Section 418.1085. Limitations on Construction and Related Services - Sec. 418.1085. LIMITATIONS ON CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED SERVICES. The presiding...

Section 418.109. Authority to Render Mutual Aid Assistance - Sec. 418.109. AUTHORITY TO RENDER MUTUAL AID ASSISTANCE. (a) Repealed...

Section 418.110. Statewide Mutual Aid Program for Fire Emergencies - Sec. 418.110. STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID PROGRAM FOR FIRE EMERGENCIES. (a)...

Section 418.1101. Plan for Continuity of Functions - Sec. 418.1101. PLAN FOR CONTINUITY OF FUNCTIONS. (a) The governing...

Section 418.1102. Exception to Quorum Requirements - Sec. 418.1102. EXCEPTION TO QUORUM REQUIREMENTS. (a) This section applies...

Subchapter E. -1. Texas Statewide Mutual Aid System

Section 418.111. Creation of the Texas Statewide Mutual Aid System - Sec. 418.111. CREATION OF THE TEXAS STATEWIDE MUTUAL AID SYSTEM....

Section 418.112. Administration by Division - Sec. 418.112. ADMINISTRATION BY DIVISION. The division shall administer the...

Section 418.113. Disaster Districts - Sec. 418.113. DISASTER DISTRICTS. (a) This state is divided into...

Section 418.115. Requesting and Providing Mutual Aid Assistance - Sec. 418.115. REQUESTING AND PROVIDING MUTUAL AID ASSISTANCE. (a) A...

Section 418.1151. Assessment of Ability to Render Assistance - Sec. 418.1151. ASSESSMENT OF ABILITY TO RENDER ASSISTANCE. (a) When...

Section 418.1152. Supervision and Control - Sec. 418.1152. SUPERVISION AND CONTROL. When providing mutual aid assistance...

Section 418.1153. Duration of Aid - Sec. 418.1153. DURATION OF AID. The provision of mutual aid...

Section 418.116. Rights and Privileges - Sec. 418.116. RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES. (a) A person assigned, designated,...

Section 418.117. License Portability - Sec. 418.117. LICENSE PORTABILITY. If the assistance of a person...

Section 418.118. Reimbursement of Costs: State Request or Federal Disaster Declaration - Sec. 418.118. REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS: STATE REQUEST OR FEDERAL DISASTER...

Section 418.1181. Reimbursement of Costs: Request by Local Government Entity - Sec. 418.1181. REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS: REQUEST BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITY....

Subchapter F. Disaster Mitigation

Section 418.121. Duty of Governor - Sec. 418.121. DUTY OF GOVERNOR. (a) In addition to disaster...

Section 418.122. State Study of Land Use and Construction Standards - Sec. 418.122. STATE STUDY OF LAND USE AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS....

Section 418.123. Recommendations for Changes in Land Use or Construction Standards - Sec. 418.123. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES IN LAND USE OR CONSTRUCTION...

Section 418.124. Suspension of Land Use or Construction Standards - Sec. 418.124. SUSPENSION OF LAND USE OR CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS. (a)...

Section 418.125. Disaster Preparedness Community Outreach - Sec. 418.125. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS COMMUNITY OUTREACH. To the extent practicable,...

Section 418.126. Pre-Event Disaster Response Contracts - Sec. 418.126. PRE-EVENT DISASTER RESPONSE CONTRACTS. (a) The General Land...

Section 418.127. Hurricane Preparedness - Sec. 418.127. HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS. The governor shall issue a proclamation...

Section 418.128. State Agency Hurricane Preparedness - Sec. 418.128. STATE AGENCY HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS. (a) Not later than...

Section 418.129. Housing Assistance Information - Sec. 418.129. HOUSING ASSISTANCE INFORMATION. The General Land Office shall...

Subchapter F. -1. Disaster Housing Recovery

Section 418.131. Definitions - Sec. 418.131. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Center" means the...

Section 418.132. Duties of General Land Office or Designated State Agency - Sec. 418.132. DUTIES OF GENERAL LAND OFFICE OR DESIGNATED STATE...

Section 418.133. Local Housing Recovery Plan - Sec. 418.133. LOCAL HOUSING RECOVERY PLAN. (a) A local government...

Section 418.134. Duties of Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center; Plan Criteria and Certification - Sec. 418.134. DUTIES OF HAZARD REDUCTION AND RECOVERY CENTER; PLAN...

Section 418.135. Review of Local Housing Recovery Plan by General Land Office - Sec. 418.135. REVIEW OF LOCAL HOUSING RECOVERY PLAN BY GENERAL...

Section 418.136. Effect of Acceptance - Sec. 418.136. EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE. (a) A plan accepted by...

Subchapter F. -2. Disaster Issues Affecting Persons Who Are Elderly and Persons With Disabilities

Section 418.141. Definitions - Sec. 418.141. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Disability" means, with...

Section 418.142. Establishment; Purpose - Sec. 418.142. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE. The task force on disaster issues...

Section 418.143. Composition - Sec. 418.143. COMPOSITION. (a) The task force is composed of...

Subchapter G. Citizen Duties and Claims for Compensation

Section 418.151. Citizen Duties - Sec. 418.151. CITIZEN DUTIES. (a) Each person in this state...

Section 418.152. Compensation for Services and Property - Sec. 418.152. COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES AND PROPERTY. (a) Services or...

Section 418.153. Compensation Claims - Sec. 418.153. COMPENSATION CLAIMS. (a) A person claiming compensation for...

Section 418.154. Certain Claims Excluded - Sec. 418.154. CERTAIN CLAIMS EXCLUDED. This subchapter does not apply...

Subchapter H. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 418.171. Qualifications for Rendering Aid - Sec. 418.171. QUALIFICATIONS FOR RENDERING AID. A person who holds...

Section 418.172. Insurance Coverage - Sec. 418.172. INSURANCE COVERAGE. (a) Property damage insurance covering state...

Section 418.173. Penalty for Violation of Emergency Management Plan - Sec. 418.173. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN. (a)...

Section 418.174. Personal Liability Exemption of Member of Emergency Planning Council or Local Emergency Planning Committee - Sec. 418.174. PERSONAL LIABILITY EXEMPTION OF MEMBER OF EMERGENCY PLANNING...

Section 418.175. Certain Information Confidential - Sec. 418.175. CERTAIN INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL. (a) Information that relates to...

Section 418.176. Confidentiality of Certain Information Relating to Emergency Response Providers - Sec. 418.176. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE...

Section 418.177. Confidentiality of Certain Information Relating to Risk or Vulnerability Assessment - Sec. 418.177. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO RISK OR...

Section 418.178. Confidentiality of Certain Information Relating to Construction or Assembly of Weapons - Sec. 418.178. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION OR...

Section 418.179. Confidentiality of Certain Encryption Codes and Security Keys for Communications System - Sec. 418.179. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN ENCRYPTION CODES AND SECURITY KEYS...

Section 418.180. Confidentiality of Certain Information Prepared for United States - Sec. 418.180. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION PREPARED FOR UNITED STATES....

Section 418.181. Confidentiality of Certain Information Relating to Critical Infrastructure - Sec. 418.181. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE....

Section 418.182. Confidentiality of Certain Information Relating to Security Systems - Sec. 418.182. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO SECURITY SYSTEMS....

Section 418.183. Disclosure of Certain Confidential Information - Sec. 418.183. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. (a) This section...

Section 418.184. Firearms - Sec. 418.184. FIREARMS. (a) A peace officer who is acting...

Section 418.185. Mandatory Evacuation - Sec. 418.185. MANDATORY EVACUATION. (a) This section does not apply...

Section 418.186. Disaster and Emergency Education - Sec. 418.186. DISASTER AND EMERGENCY EDUCATION. (a) The Department of...

Section 418.1861. Disease Prevention Information System - Sec. 418.1861. DISEASE PREVENTION INFORMATION SYSTEM. (a) The Department of...

Section 418.188. Postdisaster Evaluation - Sec. 418.188. POSTDISASTER EVALUATION. Not later than the 90th day...

Section 418.1881. Shelter Operations - Sec. 418.1881. SHELTER OPERATIONS. The Department of State Health Services...

Section 418.1882. Personnel Surge Capacity Planning - Sec. 418.1882. PERSONNEL SURGE CAPACITY PLANNING. (a) With the direction,...

Section 418.190. Agriculture Emergency Response Plan - Sec. 418.190. AGRICULTURE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN. (a) In coordination with...

Section 418.191. Medical Special Needs Volunteers - Sec. 418.191. MEDICAL SPECIAL NEEDS VOLUNTEERS. (a) An entity responsible...

Section 418.192. Communications by Public Service Providers During Disasters and Emergencies - Sec. 418.192. COMMUNICATIONS BY PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDERS DURING DISASTERS AND...

Section 418.193. Purchase of Information Technology Commodity Items for Disaster Purposes - Sec. 418.193. PURCHASE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMODITY ITEMS FOR DISASTER...

Section 418.194. Contracts With Certain Entities for Disaster Purposes - Sec. 418.194. CONTRACTS WITH CERTAIN ENTITIES FOR DISASTER PURPOSES. (a)...

Section 418.195. Attorney General as Legal Advisor on Issues Related to Declared Disaster - Sec. 418.195. ATTORNEY GENERAL AS LEGAL ADVISOR ON ISSUES RELATED...

Subchapter J. Texas Energy Reliability Council

Section 418.301. Definitions - Sec. 418.301. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Chief" means the...

Section 418.302. Council Established - Sec. 418.302. COUNCIL ESTABLISHED. (a) The Texas Energy Reliability Council...

Section 418.303. Membership - Sec. 418.303. MEMBERSHIP. (a) The council is composed of: (1)...

Section 418.304. Officers - Sec. 418.304. OFFICERS. (a) The chief shall serve as presiding...

Section 418.305. Compensation; Reimbursement - Sec. 418.305. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. A member of the council is...

Section 418.306. Meetings - Sec. 418.306. MEETINGS. (a) After its initial meeting, the council...

Section 418.307. Administrative Support - Sec. 418.307. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. The division shall provide administrative support...

Section 418.308. General Duties of Council - Sec. 418.308. GENERAL DUTIES OF COUNCIL. (a) The council shall...

Section 418.309. Information - Sec. 418.309. INFORMATION. (a) In this section: (1) "Gas provider"...

Section 418.310. Report - Sec. 418.310. REPORT. (a) Not later than November 1 of...

Subchapter J. Wellness Checks for Medically Fragile Individuals During Certain Emergencies

Section 418.301. Definitions - Sec. 418.301. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Commission" means the...

Section 418.302. Medically Fragile Individual Designation - Sec. 418.302. MEDICALLY FRAGILE INDIVIDUAL DESIGNATION. The division shall develop...

Section 418.303. Emergency Assistance Registry Access - Sec. 418.303. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE REGISTRY ACCESS. The division shall authorize...

Section 418.304. Required Wellness Check - Sec. 418.304. REQUIRED WELLNESS CHECK. The division shall collaborate with...

Section 418.305. Events Requiring Wellness Checks - Sec. 418.305. EVENTS REQUIRING WELLNESS CHECKS. (a) The division, in...

Section 418.306. Requirements for Wellness Check - Sec. 418.306. REQUIREMENTS FOR WELLNESS CHECK. (a) The division, in...

Section 418.307. Rules - Sec. 418.307. RULES. The division, in collaboration with the commission...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection Chapter 418 - Emergency Management

Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Law Enforcement and Public Protection
Chapter 418 - Emergency Management