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.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - State Military Forces and Veterans
Chapter 433 - State of Emergency
Section 433.001. Proclamation of State of Emergency
Section 433.002. Issuance of Directives
Section 433.003. Duration of State of Emergency
Section 433.004. Duties of Law Enforcement Agency