Tex. Gov't Code § 418.128 · Subchapter F. DISASTER MITIGATION
STATE AGENCY HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the governor issues a proclamation under Section 418.127, the governor, in consultation with the division and each appropriate state agency as determined by the governor, shall publish on the office of the governor's Internet website a report on the preparedness of state agencies for hurricane response. The report must include:
(1) a list of each state agency involved in this state's response to a hurricane;
(2) contact information for each state agency in the event of a hurricane, including the name, e-mail address, and telephone number of the officer or employee who manages the state agency's response to a hurricane; and
(3) whether the officer or employee under Subdivision (2) has completed the emergency management training course described by Section 418.005.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the governor may, by executive order, take any action necessary to ensure each state agency listed under Subsection (a)(1) is able to respond to a hurricane. An executive order issued under this subsection must be published in the Texas Register and expires on the last day of the first regular session of the legislature to convene after the date the order is issued unless the governor specifies an earlier expiration date in the order.
(c) In this section, "response" includes any activity related to the prevention or discovery of, response to, or recovery from a hurricane.
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History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 575 (S.B. 285), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
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