Tex. Gov't Code Section 433.003
Duration of State of Emergency

(a)

Except as provided by Subsection (b), a directive expires 72 hours after the time of proclamation of the state of emergency for which it was issued.

(b)

The governor by proclamation may terminate or set a shorter period for a directive. The governor may proclaim successive states of emergency, each not exceeding 72 hours, as necessary to protect health, life, and property in the affected area, and may extend a directive from one state of emergency to the next.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

Source: Section 433.003 — Duration of State of Emergency, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­433.­htm#433.­003 (accessed May 4, 2024).

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