Appointments for October 14, 2024
Reappointed as presiding officer of the Texas Facilities Commission for a term to expire annually, Brian A. Bailey of Austin.
Appointed as Alternate Compact Commissioner to the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children for a term to expire at the pleasure of the Governor, Jessica Snyder of Austin, Texas (replacing Rachelle "Shelly" Ramos of Austin).
Appointments for October 15, 2024
Appointed to the Partnership Advisory Commission for a term to expire at the pleasure of the Governor, William B. "Brady" Franks of Austin, Texas (replacing Sarah Hicks of Cedar Park, who resigned).
Appointments for October 16, 2024
Appointed to the Environmental Flows Advisory Group for a term to expire at the pleasure of the Governor, Catarina Gonzales of Austin, Texas (replacing Emily K. Lindley of Bastrop).
Greg Abbott, Governor
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TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, do hereby certify that elevated fire weather conditions that began on October 14, 2024, pose an imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property in Anderson, Angelina, Aransas, Archer, Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Bosque, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Briscoe, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Camp, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Childress, Clay, Collin, Colorado, Comal, Cooke, Coryell, Cottle, Crosby, Delta, Denton, DeWitt, Dickens, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Foard, Fort Bend, Franklin, Freestone, Frio, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hall, Hardeman, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Haskell, Hays, Hemphill, Henderson, Hill, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt, Jack, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kaufman, Kendall, King, Knox, Lamar, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Live Oak, Llano, Madison, Marion, Matagorda, McLennan, McMullen, Medina, Milam, Montague, Montgomery, Moore, Morris, Motley, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Nueces, Orange, Palo Pinto, Panola, Parker, Polk, Potter, Rains, Randall, Red River, Refugio, Robertson, Rockwall, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Shelby, Smith, Stonewall, Taylor, Throckmorton, Titus, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wharton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Williamson, Wilson, Wise, Wood, and Young Counties;
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in me by Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code, I do hereby declare a state of disaster in the previously listed counties based on the existence of such threat.
Pursuant to Section 418.017 of the Texas Government Code, I authorize the use of all available resources of state government and of political subdivisions that are reasonably necessary to cope with this disaster.
Pursuant to Section 418.016 of the Texas Government Code, any regulatory statute prescribing the procedures for conduct of state business or any order or rule of a state agency that would in any way prevent, hinder, or delay necessary action in coping with this disaster shall be suspended upon written approval of the Office of the Governor. However, to the extent that the enforcement of any state statute or administrative rule regarding contracting or procurement would impede any state agency's emergency response that is necessary to protect life or property threatened by this declared disaster, I hereby authorize the suspension of such statutes and rules for the duration of this declared disaster.
In accordance with the statutory requirements, copies of this proclamation shall be filed with the applicable authorities.
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 14th day of October, 2024.
Greg Abbott, Governor
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