{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-418.331","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 418.331","heading":"DEFINITION.","body":"In this subchapter, \"public information officer\" means an individual who is employed or appointed by a state agency, local government entity, or open-enrollment charter school and whose duties include communicating with the public during a disaster regarding the disaster.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 361 (H.B. 33), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 418. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER K. CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.418.htm#418.331","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"f9afa74c568d7d09295bca013772c0504376cbe86a81945285be54796b6acf47","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-418.310","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-418.332"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}