Appointments
Appointments for November 13, 2025
Appointed to the State Board for Educator Certification for a term to expire February 1, 2031, Julia Faye Dvorak of Liberty Hill, Texas (Ms. Dvorak is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council for a term to expire August 31, 2027, Joel B. "Brandon" Brock, D.N.P., Ph.D. of Sunnyvale, Texas (Dr. Brock is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council for a term to expire August 31, 2027, Kara S. Chasteen of Lometa, Texas (Ms. Chasteen is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council for a term to expire August 31, 2027, Summer B. Gainey, Ph.D. of Anderson, Texas (Dr. Gainey is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council for a term to expire August 31, 2027, Sarah Rosen Garrett of Spicewood, Texas (Ms. Garrett is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council for a term to expire August 31, 2027, Suzanne K. Gazda, M.D. of San Antonio, Texas (Dr. Gazda is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council for a term to expire August 31, 2027, Paula J. Kruppstadt, M.D. of Shenandoah, Texas (Dr. Kruppstadt is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council for a term to expire August 31, 2027, Elizabeth R. Miller, Ph.D. of Houston, Texas (Dr. Miller is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council for a term to expire August 31, 2027, Amy L. Offutt, M.D. of Meadowlakes, Texas (Dr. Offutt is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council for a term to expire August 31, 2027, Nathan A. Pullen of Cedar Creek, Texas (Mr. Pullen is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council for a term to expire August 31, 2027, Sophia Rahman, M.D. of Plano, Texas (replacing Mark S. Edwards, M.D. of Sonora whose term expired).
Appointed to the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council for a term to expire August 31, 2027, Stephani L. Reinold, M.D. of Austin, Texas (replacing Qazi U. Javed, M.D. of Cedar Park whose term expired).
Appointed to the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council for a term to expire August 31, 2027, Martha J. Shoultz of Dallas, Texas (Ms. Shoultz is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council for a term to expire August 31, 2027, Barry Smeltzer of Boerne, Texas (Mr. Smeltzer is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council for a term to expire August 31, 2027, Melissa A. Smith of Bushland, Texas (Ms. Smith is being reappointed).
Appointments for November 14, 2025
Appointed to the State Independent Living Council for a term to expire October 24, 2027, Mollie A. Witt of Cypress, Texas (replacing David J. Lunt of Haslet who resigned).
Appointed to the State Independent Living Council for a term to expire October 24, 2028, Rebecca "Hunter" Adkins of Lakeway, Texas (Ms. Adkins is being reappointed).
Appointed to the State Independent Living Council for a term to expire October 24, 2028, Erik S. Dally of Poolville, Texas (Mr. Dally is being reappointed).
Appointed to the State Independent Living Council for a term to expire October 24, 2028, Lisa M. Thompson of Atlanta, Texas (Ms. Thompson is being reappointed).
Appointments for November 18, 2025
Appointed to the Texas Space Commission Board of Directors for a term to expire January 31, 2031, Gwendolyn D. "Gwen" Griffin of Kemah, Texas (Ms. Griffin is being reappointed).
Greg Abbott, Governor
TRD-202504189
Proclamation 41-4239
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
WHEREAS, in August 2025, the Texas Legislature passed, and Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 4, which revised Texas's congressional districting map for the U.S. House of Representatives as reflected in the plan identified as Plan C2333 on the redistricting computer system operated by the Texas Legislative Council; and
WHEREAS, "the Texas legislature's [2025] duly enacted law" creating a new congressional districting map "became the new 'status quo'" under Texas law, Tex. Alliance for Retired Americans v. Hughs, 976 F.3d 564, 568 (5th Cir. 2020) (per curiam); and
WHEREAS, candidates have already commenced running as candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives under the new congressional map, including several candidates who have filed or announced to run for the current Congressional District No. 18; and
WHEREAS, the death of the Honorable Sylvester Turner created a vacancy for an unexpired term in the U.S. House of Representatives for the previous Congressional District No. 18, which was wholly contained within Harris County; and
WHEREAS, a special election to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term in previous Congressional District No. 18 was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, and the results of that special election have been officially declared and canvassed on Saturday, November 15, 2025; and
WHEREAS, no candidate in the special election for the unexpired term received a majority of the votes cast, as required by Sections 203.003 and 204.021 of the Texas Election Code; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.021 of the Texas Election Code requires that a runoff election be held if no candidate receives the votes necessary to be elected; and
WHEREAS, Sections 2.024 and 3.003(a)(3) of the Texas Election Code require a special congressional runoff election to be ordered by proclamation of the governor no later than the fifth day after the date the final canvass of the main election is completed;
WHEREAS, Section 2.025(d) of the Texas Election Code provides that the runoff election for a special election to fill a vacancy in Congress must be held not earlier than the 70th day nor later than the 77th day after the date the final canvass of the main election is completed; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of Texas, under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Texas, do hereby order a special runoff election to be held for the unexpired term in previous Congressional District No. 18 on Saturday, January 31, 2026, for the purpose of electing a U.S. Representative for previous Congressional District No. 18 to serve out the unexpired term of the Honorable Sylvester Turner.
Early voting by personal appearance shall begin on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, and end on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, in accordance with Sections 85.00l(a)-(b) and 204.021 of the Texas Election Code.
A copy of this order shall be mailed immediately to the Harris County Judge, who presides over the county within which previous Congressional District No. 18 was wholly contained, and all appropriate writs shall be issued, and all proper proceedings shall be followed to the end that said election may be held to fill the vacancy for an unexpired term in previous Congressional District No. 18 and its result proclaimed in accordance with law.
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 17th day of November, 2025.
Greg Abbott, Governor
TRD-202504187
Proclamation 41-4240
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
WHEREAS, the resignation of the Honorable Kelly Hancock, and its acceptance, have caused a vacancy for an unexpired term in the Texas Senate for Senate District No. 9, which is wholly contained within Tarrant County; and
WHEREAS, a special election to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term in Texas Senate District No. 9 was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, and the results of that special election have been officially declared and canvassed on Saturday, November 15, 2025; and
WHEREAS, no candidate in the special election for the unexpired term received a majority of the votes cast, as required by Section 203.003 of the Texas Election Code; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.021 of the Texas Election Code requires that a runoff election be held if no candidate receives the votes necessary to be elected; and
WHEREAS, Sections 2.024 and 3.003(a)(3) of the Texas Election Code require a special legislative runoff election to be ordered by proclamation of the governor no later than the fifth day after the date the final canvass of the main election is completed; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.025(d) of the Texas Election Code provides that the runoff election for a special election to fill a vacancy in the Legislature must be held not earlier than the 70th day nor later than the 77th day after the date the final canvass of the main election is completed; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of Texas, under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Texas, do hereby order a special runoff election to be held for the unexpired term in Texas Senate District No. 9 on Saturday, January 31, 2026, for the purpose of electing a State Senator for Senate District No. 9 to serve out the unexpired term of the Honorable Kelly Hancock.
Early voting by personal appearance shall begin on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, and end on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, in accordance with Section 85.00l(a)-(b) of the Texas Election Code.
A copy of this order shall be mailed immediately to the Tarrant County Judge, who presides over the county within which Texas Senate District No. 9 is wholly contained, and all appropriate writs shall be issued, and all proper proceedings shall be followed to the end that said election may be held to fill the vacancy for an unexpired term in Texas Senate District No. 9 and its result proclaimed in accordance with law.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereto 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 17th day of November, 2025.
Greg Abbott, Governor
TRD-202504198
Proclamation 41-4241
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
WHEREAS, the Society of the Muslim Brothers, also known as Jama'at al-Ikhwan al-Muslimin, (the "Muslim Brotherhood") is a transnational Islamist organization; and
WHEREAS, Hassan al-Banna, who founded the Muslim Brotherhood almost 100 years ago, professed that "Jihad is an obligation from Allah on every Muslim and cannot be ignored nor evaded" and that Jihad means "the fighting of the unbelievers, and involves all possible efforts that are necessary to dismantle the power of the enemies of Islam including beating them, plundering their wealth, destroying their places of worship and smashing their idols"; and
WHEREAS, even in the present day, Mohammed Badie, the Eighth Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood who is currently serving a life sentence for plotting an armed insurrection in Egypt, has stated that the organization's primary goal is to establish Islam's "mastership of the world" and a total reform of all domains of life by resurrecting an Islamic state-or a Caliphate-empowered to forcibly impose Sharia law worldwide; and
WHEREAS, the Muslim Brotherhood provides support to localized branches in countries and territories throughout the world, including groups that conduct terrorism internationally; and
WHEREAS, specific branches of the Muslim Brotherhood, such as HASM and Liwa al-Thawra, have been designated by the United States Department of State as Specifically Designated Global Terrorist Entities; and
WHEREAS, activities of Muslim Brotherhood branches have similarly been limited or prohibited by the governments of Austria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates in light of the Muslim Brotherhood engaging in terrorism or attempting to destabilize those countries; and
WHEREAS, Hamas, which was formed in 1987 as the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood and is designated by the United States government as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, kidnapped and murdered American citizens in its surprise assault against Israel on October 7, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Council on American-Islamic Relations ("CAIR") is an Islamist organization that, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigations ("FBI"), was founded as a "front group" for "Hamas and its support network" in the United States; and
WHEREAS, the Program on Extremism at George Washington University, America's leading academic research center on extremism, reports that CAIR is an example of conscious efforts by "the US-based Hamas network to regenerate itself' and continue acting "under new guises" in the United States based on Hamas's "need to camouflage the identity of the new organization"; and
WHEREAS, Nihad Awad, the Executive Director of CAIR, has boasted that American Muslims are "ready to move to the next phase," and that within the next 15 years the Muslim community "will have 50,000-an army-of these people" who "will design [Islam's] image, protect the truth and the news, ... many of these people will run for public office, and they will become lawmakers" to advance Sharia law in America; and
WHEREAS, CAIR was named an "unindicted co-conspirator" in one of the largest successful prosecutions of terrorism financing in United States history, where internal documents plainly identified CAIR as a subsidiary of the Muslim Brotherhood and a federal court eventually found "ample evidence to establish" that CAIR was associated "with Hamas," United States v. Holy Land Found. for Relief & Dev., No. 3:04-cv-240, 2009 WL 10680203, at *7-8 (N.D. Tex. July 1, 2009); and
WHEREAS, CAIR and its members have repeatedly employed, affiliated with, and supported individuals promoting terrorism-related activities, including:
- Ghassan Elashi, a founding board member of the Texas branch for CAIR and Treasurer of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, who was sentenced to a total of 65 years in prison for financing terrorism in 2009;
- Abdurahman Alamoudi, a speaker at a CAIR-sponsored anti-Israel rally in Washington, D.C., in October 2000, who proudly proclaimed himself to be a "supporter[] of Hamas" and "a supporter of Hizballah" and who was later convicted as a terrorist for funding Al Qaeda;
- Randall Todd Royer, a communications specialist and civil rights coordinator for CAIR, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison on April 9, 2004, for conspiring to aid Al Qaeda and the Taliban;
- Bassem Khafagi, a community relations director for CAIR, who pleaded guilty to federal bank and visa fraud in 2003 after funneling money to terrorist causes and publishing material advocating suicide attacks against the United States;
- Rabih Haddad, a CAIR fundraiser, who was arrested and deported for his work as Executive Director of the Global Relief Foundation, which was closed by the United States Department of Treasury in October 2002 for financing Al Qaeda;
- Muthanna al-Hanooti, a Director for CAIR in Michigan, who was convicted and sentenced to prison in 2011 for violating United States sanctions against Iraq by accepting "two million barrels of Iraqi oil" in exchange for helping Saddam Hussein's government;
- Sarni Al-Arian, a convicted terrorist and Palestinian Islamic Jihad financier, whom CAIR publicly honored with its "Promoting Justice Award" in 2014 and whom it featured in a 2020 lecture in which he stressed his desire "to promote" CAIR and "support [it] financially" as "the first defense" in America; and
- Nihad Awad, CAIR's current Executive Director, who on November 24, 2023, publicly praised and supported Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack against Israel, saying he "was happy to see" the assault which involved the kidnapping and murder of American citizens; and
WHEREAS, the FBI suspended formal contacts with CAIR in 2008 and the Biden Administration "removed CAIR' s name" from certain online documents in 2023 "to make clear it was distancing itself from the organization"; and
WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, signed House Bill 45 from the 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, into law on June 14, 2017, to prohibit the enforcement of foreign laws in Texas, including Sharia law; and
WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, signed Senate Bill 1900 from the 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, into law on June 9, 2023, which strengthened the tools to combat Foreign Terrorist Organizations operating in Texas; and
WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, signed House Bill 4211 from the 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, into law on June 20, 2025, to ban residential property developments from creating exclusionary compounds, including Muslim-only compounds in the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, signed Senate Bill 17 from the 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, into law on June 20, 2025, to prohibit foreign adversaries, including Transnational Criminal Organizations and their affiliated members, from purchasing or acquiring land in the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Texas Penal Code § 71.0l(e) provides that a Foreign Terrorist Organization "means three or more persons operating as an organization at least partially outside the United States who engage in criminal activity and threaten the security of this state or its residents ... "; and
WHEREAS, Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 125.065 authorizes suit against a Foreign Terrorist Organization to enjoin its operations and "impos[e] other reasonable requirements to prevent the ... organization from engaging in future gang activities"; and
WHEREAS, Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 125.066 provides that violation of such an injunctive order is subject to pain of contempt, punishable by monetary fines and imprisonment; and
WHEREAS, Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 125.064(b) further authorizes suit against "[a]ny person who habitually associates with others to engage in gang activity as a member of," or "who owns or is responsible for maintaining a place that is habitually used for engaging in gang activity" by, a Foreign Terrorist Organization, and provides that such a person may be subject to the aforementioned penalties; and
WHEREAS, Texas Property Code § 5.253 prohibits certain hostile foreign actors from purchasing or acquiring an interest in land in Texas; and
WHEREAS, Texas Property Code § 5.254(a) authorizes the Governor to "designate ... a transnational criminal organization or other entity" as subject to § 5.253's prohibition on foreign nationals or foreign controlled entities purchasing or acquiring an interest in land in Texas; and
WHEREAS, Texas Property Code § 5.251(7) provides that Transnational Criminal Organization means "two or more persons: (A) who are citizens of or domiciled in a designated country; (B) with an identifiable leadership who operate internationally; and (C) who continuously or regularly associate to engage in corruption, violence, or the commission of other criminal activities"; and
WHEREAS, Texas Property Code § 5.253(2)(D) provides that a prohibited entity includes "a company or organization that is ... designated by the governor"; and
WHEREAS, Texas Property Code § 5.257 requires divestiture of real property purchased or acquired in violation of § 5.253; and
WHEREAS, Texas Property Code § 5.258 and § 5.259 authorize the imposition of criminal and civil penalties for purchasing or acquiring an interest in real property in violation of § 5.253; and
WHEREAS, the Governor has consulted with the Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Homeland Security Council as directed by Texas Property Code § 5.254;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of Texas, under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Statutes of the State of Texas, do hereby:
(1) Designate both the Muslim Brotherhood and its successor organization CAIR as Foreign Terrorist Organizations under Texas Penal Code § 71.0l(e), and thereby subject those organizations, and any persons promoting or aiding their criminal activities, to the heightened penalties authorized by Chapter 125 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code; and
(2) Designate both the Muslim Brotherhood and its successor organization CAIR as Transnational Criminal Organizations and proscribed entities under Texas Property Code § 5.254(a)(2)(A), and thereby subject those organizations, and their affiliates and members, to Chapter 5 of the Texas Property Code, which prohibits them from purchasing or acquiring land in Texas.
I HEREBY DIRECT that a copy of this proclamation be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.
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 18th day of November, 2025.
Greg Abbott, Governor
TRD-202504220
Proclamation 41-4242
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on May 31, 2021, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the surge of individuals unlawfully crossing the Texas-Mexico border posed an ongoing and imminent threat of disaster for a number of Texas counties and for all state agencies affected by this disaster; and
WHEREAS, I amended the aforementioned proclamation in a number of subsequent proclamations, including to modify the list of affected counties and therefore declare a state of disaster for those counties and for all state agencies affected by this disaster; and
WHEREAS, the certified conditions continue to exist and pose an ongoing and imminent threat of disaster as set forth in the prior proclamations;
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in me by Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code, I do hereby renew the aforementioned proclamation and declare a disaster for Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Brewster, Brooks, Caldwell, Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers, Coleman, Colorado, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, DeWitt, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, El Paso, Frio, Galveston, Goliad, Gonzales, Hidalgo, Hudspeth, Jackson, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Lavaca, Live Oak, Mason, Matagorda, Maverick, McCulloch, McLennan, McMullen, Medina, Menard, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Real, Refugio, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Schleicher, Shackelford, Starr, Sutton, Terrell, Throckmorton, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Webb, Wharton, Wilbarger, Wilson, Zapata, and Zavala Counties, and for all state agencies affected by this disaster. All orders, directions, suspensions, and authorizations provided in the Proclamation of May 31, 2021, as amended and renewed in subsequent proclamations, are in full force and effect.
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 18th day of November, 2025.
Greg Abbott, Governor
TRD-202504221
Proclamation 41-4243
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on July 4, 2025, as amended and renewed in a number of subsequent proclamations, certifying that the heavy rainfall and flooding event that began on July 2, 2025, that included heavy rainfall and flash flooding, caused widespread and severe property damage, injury, or loss of life in several counties;
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in me by Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code, I do hereby amend and renew the aforementioned proclamation and declare a disaster in Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, Coke, Comal, Concho, Edwards, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, Menard, Real, Reeves, San Saba, Schleicher, Sutton, Tom Green, Travis, Uvalde, and Williamson Counties;
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. Any statutes that might prevent the transfer of bodies to families as soon as possible are hereby suspended, including Sections 264.514 and 264.515 of the Texas Family Code and Articles 49.04, 49.05, 49.10, and 49.25 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. Further, 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 18th day of November, 2025.
Greg Abbott, Governor
TRD-202504222
Proclamation 41-4244
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on July 8, 2022, as amended and renewed in a number of subsequent proclamations, certifying that exceptional drought conditions posed a threat of imminent disaster in several counties; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Division of Emergency Management has confirmed that those same drought conditions persist in certain counties in Texas and that the presence of drought conditions in certain counties contributes to increased wildfire danger;
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in me by Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code, I do hereby amend and renew the aforementioned proclamation and declare a disaster in Aransas, Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Bee, Bexar, Blanco, Brewster, Burnet, Caldwell, Cameron, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Culberson, DeWitt, Donley, Fayette, Foard, Frio, Gillespie, Gonzales, Grayson, Guadalupe, Hall, Hardeman, Hays, Hidalgo, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, Kleberg, Lavaca, Live Oak, Llano, Lubbock, Matagorda, McMullen, Medina, Midland, Nueces, Pecos, Presidio, Real, San Patricio, Terrell, Travis, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Wharton, Willacy, Williamson, Wilson, and Zapata Counties.
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 18th day of November, 2025.
Greg Abbott, Governor
TRD-202504223