{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-433.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 433.003","heading":"DURATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a directive expires 72 hours after the time of proclamation of the state of emergency for which it was issued.\n(b) The governor by proclamation may terminate or set a shorter period for a directive. The governor may proclaim successive states of emergency, each not exceeding 72 hours, as necessary to protect health, life, and property in the affected area, and may extend a directive from one state of emergency to the next.\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#433.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"fdaff4a0862020db4d438f7f56d4e554c8ed384f98400494ecdcdde81678a0e0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-433.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-433.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}