TROPICAL DISTURBANCE DECLARATION

Governor Greg Abbott today issued a State Disaster
Declaration for Texas counties expected to be impacted
by severe weather and flooding as a potential
tropical system approaches the state.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL
COME:
I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas,
do hereby certify that the tropical disturbance in the
Gulf of Mexico that began on September 7, 2018,
and that continues toward the Texas coast, poses a
threat of imminent disaster, including severe flooding,
widespread and severe property damage, and loss of
life in Aransas, Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop,
Bee, Bexar, Blanco, Brazoria, Brazos, Brooks, Burleson,
Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers,
Colorado, Comal, DeWitt, Dimmitt, Duval, Edwards,
Fayette, Fort Bend, Frio, Galveston, Gillespie,
Goliad, Gonzales, Grimes, Guadalupe, Harris, Hays,
Hidalgo, Jackson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, Kendall,
Kenedy, Kerr, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Lavaca,
Lee, Liberty, Live Oak, Llano, Madison, Matagorda,
Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Montgomery, Nueces,
Polk, Real, Refugio, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Starr,
Travis, Trinity, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Walker,
Waller, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Willacy, Williamson,
Wilson, Zapata, and Zavala counties.
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 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 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.
GREG ABBOTT
Governor