Governor Greg Abbott | Governor Greg Abbott Official headshot
Governor Greg Abbott | Governor Greg Abbott Official headshot
Governor Greg Abbott has amended and renewed a wildfire disaster proclamation initially issued on February 27, 2024. The original proclamation certified that wildfires beginning on February 23, 2024, posed an imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property in several counties.
The Texas Division of Emergency Management has confirmed that similar wildfire conditions persist in these and additional counties across Texas, excluding Fannin, Gregg, Harrison, Nacogdoches, Newton, and Upshur Counties.
In accordance with Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code, Governor Abbott has declared a disaster in Andrews, Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Borden, Brewster, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crane, Crosby, Culberson Dallam Dawson Deaf Smith Dickens Donley Ector El Paso Floyd Foard Gaines Garza Glasscock Gray Hale Hall Hansford Hardeman Hartley Haskell Hemphill Hockley Howard Hudspeth Hutchinson Jeff Davis Kent King Knox Lamb Lipscomb Loving Lubbock Lynn Martin Midland Moore Motley Ochiltree Oldham Parmer Pecos Potter Presidio Randall Reeves Roberts Sherman Stonewall Swisher Terry Throckmorton Upton Ward Wheeler Wichita Wilbarger Winkler Yoakum and Young Counties.
Under Section 418.017 of the Texas Government Code Abbott authorized the use of all available state government resources and political subdivisions necessary to address this disaster. Additionally pursuant to Section 418.016 any regulatory statute or state agency rule that could prevent hinder or delay necessary actions in coping with this disaster will be suspended upon written approval from the Office of the Governor. This includes suspending statutes and rules related to contracting or procurement if they impede emergency responses required to protect life or property during this declared disaster.
Copies of this proclamation will be filed with the appropriate authorities as per statutory requirements.
"In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and have officially caused the Seal of State to be affixed at my office in the City of Austin Texas this the 27th day of May 2024," stated Governor Abbott.
Attested by Secretary of State Jane Nelson.
View the Governor's proclamation.
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