Section 8.001. Issuance of Proclamation

TX Transp Code § 8.001 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 8.001. ISSUANCE OF PROCLAMATION. (a) The governor shall issue a proclamation under this chapter, to prevent interference with commerce, if after investigation the governor determines that:

(1) the movement of commerce by a common carrier of this state or another state is interfered with in violation of Chapter 42, Penal Code; and

(2) local authorities failed to enforce the law.

(b) The proclamation must:

(1) state that the conditions described by Subsection (a) exist; and

(2) describe the territory affected by the proclamation.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.