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Tex. Gov't Code § 418.017

USE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESOURCES

Known as the Texas Disaster Act

The act spans §§ 418–418 (183 sections).

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff

(a) The governor may use all available resources of state government and of political subdivisions that are reasonably necessary to cope with a disaster.

(b) The governor may temporarily reassign resources, personnel, or functions of state executive departments and agencies or their units for the purpose of performing or facilitating emergency services.

(c) The governor may commandeer or use any private property if the governor finds it necessary to cope with a disaster, subject to the compensation requirements of this chapter.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.