{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-433.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 433.001","heading":"PROCLAMATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY.","body":"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:\n(1) a riot or unlawful assembly by three or more persons acting together by use of force or violence;\n(2) if a clear and present danger of the use of violence exists; or\n(3) a natural or man-made disaster.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE C. STATE MILITARY FORCES AND VETERANS","CHAPTER 433. STATE OF EMERGENCY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.433.htm#433.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"81c369769358ee436715185b9d5bb22ec03918012e7e4b6b7104388b4ea681d0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-432.195","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-433.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}