Drought Disaster Renews Proclamation By The Governor Of The State Of Texas
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
I, GREG ABBOTT, Govemor of the State of Texas, issued an Emergency Disaster Proclamation on March 9, 2015, certifying that exceptional drought conditions posed a threat of imminent disaster in specified counties in Texas.
WHEREAS, significantly low rainfall across Texas beginning in late 2010 and continuing has resulted in declining reservoir and aquifer levels, threatening water supplies and delivery systems in many parts of the state; and
WHEREAS, prolonged dry conditions continue to increase the threat of wildfire acrossmany portions of the state; and
WHEREAS, these drought conditions have reached historic levels and continue to pose an imminent threat to public health, property and the economy; and
WHEREAS, this state of disaster includes the counties of Archer, Armstrong, Bandera, Baylor, Bexar, Blanco, Bosque, Briscoe, Burnet, Carson, Childress, Clay, Collin, Collingsworth, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Dallas, Delta, Denton, DeWitt, Dickens, Donle¡ Eastland, Edwards, Ellis, El Paso, Erath, Fannin, Floyd, Foard, Frio, Garza, Gillespie, Gray, Hall, Hamilton, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Haskell, Hemphill, Hidalgo, Hill, Hood, Hudspeth, Hunt, Hutchinson, Irion, Jack, Johnson, Karnes, Kaufrnan, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Krg, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Llano, Mason, Matagorda, Mclennan, Medina, Montague, Moore, Motley, Oldham, Palo Pinto, Parker, Parmer, Potter, Real, Roberts, Rockwall, Shackelford, Sherman, Somervell, Stephens, Stonewall, Sutton, Tarrant, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Travis, Uvalde, Val Verde, Walker, 'Wheeler, Wichita" Wilbarger, Willacy, Williamson, Wise, Young and Zavala.
THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in me by Section 418.014 of theTexas Government Code, I do hereby renew the disaster proclamation and direct that all rules and regulations that may inhibit or prevent prompt response to this threat are suspended for the duration of the state of disaster as authorized under Section 418.016.
In accordance with the statutory requirements, copies of this proclamation shall be filed with the applicable authorities.
GREG ABBOTT
Governor
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