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Tex. Transp. Code § 8.002

EFFECT OF PROCLAMATION

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff

(a) On the issuance of a proclamation under this chapter, the governor shall exercise complete police jurisdiction over the territory described by the proclamation. The exercise of police jurisdiction by the governor supersedes the police authority of a local authority.

(b) The governor may not disturb the exercise of police jurisdiction by a local authority outside the territory described by the proclamation.

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