Appointments
Appointments for March 19, 2013
Promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in Headquarters, Texas
State Guard, Austin, Texas with all rights, privileges and emoluments
appertaining to this office, effective March 23, 2013, Gerald R. Betty
of Austin.
Appointments for March 28, 2013
Designating Manuel Cavazos, IV as presiding officer of the Credit
Union Commission for a term at the pleasure of the Governor. Mr. Cavazos
is replacing Thomas Butler of Deer Park as presiding officer.
Appointments for April 11, 2013
Designating Daniel Wong as presiding officer of the Texas Board
of Professional Engineers for a term at the pleasure of the Governor.
Dr. Wong is replacing G. Kemble Bennett of College Station as presiding
officer.
Appointed to the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board for a term to
expire at the pleasure of the Governor, Dallas Barrington of Silsbee
(replacing David Matthew of Georgetown who resigned).
Rick Perry, Governor
TRD-201301720
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
I, RICK PERRY, Governor of the State of Texas, issued an Emergency
Disaster Proclamation on July 5, 2011, certifying that exceptional
drought conditions posed a threat of imminent disaster in specified
counties in Texas.
WHEREAS, record high temperatures, preceded by significantly low
rainfall, have 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 across many 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,
Austin, Bailey, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor, Bee, Bell, Blanco, Borden,
Bosque, Bowie, Brazos, Briscoe, Brooks, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell,
Callahan, Cameron, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Coke,
Coleman, Collin, Collingsworth, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Concho,
Cooke, Coryell, Cottle, Crockett, Crosby, Culberson, Dallam, Dallas,
Dawson, Deaf Smith, Delta, Denton, DeWitt, Dickens, Dimmit, Duval,
Eastland, Edwards, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Fisher, Floyd,
Foard, Franklin, Frio, Gaines, Garza, Gillespie, Glasscock, Goliad,
Gonzales, Grayson, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hale, Hamilton, Hansford, Hardeman,
Hartley, Haskell, Hays, Hemphill, Hidalgo, Hill, Hockley, Hood, Hopkins,
Howard, Hudspeth, Hunt, Hutchinson, Irion, Jack, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg,
Jim Wells, Johnson, Jones, Karnes, Kendall, Kenedy, Kent, Kerr, Kimble,
King, Kinney, Kleberg, Knox, La Salle, Lamar, Lamb, Lampasas, Lavaca,
Lee, Lipscomb, Live Oak, Llano, Lubbock, Lynn, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch,
McLennan, McMullen, Medina, Menard, Milam, Mills, Mitchell, Montague,
Montgomery, Moore, Nolan, Nueces, Ochiltree, Oldham, Palo Pinto, Parker,
Parmer, Potter, Presidio, Rains, Randall, Reagan, Real, Red River,
Refugio, Roberts, Rockwall, Runnels, San Patricio, San Saba, Schleicher,
Scurry, Shackelford, Sherman, Somervell, Starr, Stephens, Sterling,
Stonewall, Sutton, Swisher, Tarrant, Taylor, Terrell, Terry, Throckmorton,
Tom Green, Travis, Uvalde, Val Verde, Waller, Washington, Webb, Wheeler,
Wichita, Wilbarger, Willacy, Williamson, Wilson, Wise, Yoakum, Young,
Zapata and Zavala.
THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in me by Section
418.014 of the Texas Government Code, I do hereby renew the disaster
proclamation and direct that all necessary measures, both public and
private as authorized under Section 418.017 of the code, be implemented
to meet that threat.
As provided in Section 418.016 of the code, all rules and regulations
that may inhibit or prevent prompt response to this threat are suspended
for the duration of the state of 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 22nd day of March, 2013.
Rick Perry, Governor
TRD-201301721
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
I, RICK PERRY, Governor of the State of Texas, issued an Emergency
Disaster Proclamation on July 5, 2011, certifying that exceptional
drought conditions posed a threat of imminent disaster in specified
counties in Texas.
WHEREAS, record high temperatures, preceded by significantly low
rainfall, have 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 across many 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 Andrews,
Archer, Armstrong, Atascosa, Austin, Bailey, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor,
Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Borden, Bosque, Brazoria, Brazos, Briscoe,
Brooks, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Callahan, Cameron,
Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Coke, Coleman, Collin, Collingsworth,
Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Cooke, Coryell, Cottle, Crane,
Crockett, Crosby, Culberson, Dallam, Dallas, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Delta,
Denton, DeWitt, Dickens, Dimmit, Donley, Duval, Eastland, Ector, Edwards,
Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Fort Bend,
Franklin, Frio, Gaines, Galveston, Garza, Gillespie, Glasscock, Goliad,
Gonzales, Gray, Grayson, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hale, Hamilton, Hansford,
Hardeman, Hardin, Harris, Hartley, Haskell, Hays, Hemphill, Hidalgo,
Hill, Hockley, Hood, Hopkins, Howard, Hudspeth, Hunt, Hutchinson,
Irion, Jack, Jackson, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Johnson, Jones,
Karnes, Kaufman, Kendall, Kenedy, Kent, Kerr, Kimble, King, Kinney,
Kleberg, Knox, La Salle, Lamar, Lamb, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee, Lipscomb,
Live Oak, Llano, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Mason, Matagorda, Maverick,
McCulloch, McLennan, McMullen, Medina, Menard, Midland, Milam, Mills,
Mitchell, Montague, Montgomery, Moore, Motley, Nolan, Nueces, Ochiltree,
Oldham, Palo Pinto, Parker, Parmer, Pecos, Potter, Presidio, Rains,
Randall, Reagan, Real, Red River, Refugio, Roberts, Rockwall, Runnels,
San Patricio, San Saba, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Sherman,
Somervell, Starr, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Swisher,
Tarrant, Taylor, Terrell, Terry, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Travis,
Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Van Zandt, Victoria, Waller, Washington,
Webb, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Willacy, Williamson, Wilson, Wise,
Wood, Yoakum, Young, Zapata and Zavala.
THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in me by Section
418.014 of the Texas Government Code, I do hereby renew the disaster
proclamation and direct that all necessary measures, both public and
private as authorized under Section 418.017 of the code, be implemented
to meet that threat.
As provided in Section 418.016 of the code, all rules and regulations
that may inhibit or prevent prompt response to this threat are suspended
for the duration of the state of 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 April, 2013.
Rick Perry, Governor
TRD-201301722
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
I, RICK PERRY, Governor of the State of Texas, do hereby certify
that the explosion that occurred in West, Texas, on April 17, 2013,
has caused a disaster in McLennan County in the State of Texas.
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 county listed above based on the existence of such
disaster and direct that all necessary measures, both public and private
as authorized under Section 418.017 of the code, be implemented to
meet that disaster.
As provided in Section 418.016 of the code, all rules and regulations
that may inhibit or prevent prompt response to this disaster are suspended
for the duration of the state of 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 April, 2013.
Rick Perry, Governor
TRD-201301723
Proclamation 41-3317
Proclamation 41-3318
Proclamation 41-3319