Appointments for January 13, 2009
Appointed to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education for a term to expire August 30, 2013, Johnny E. Lovejoy, II of San Antonio (replacing Ada Brown of Dallas who resigned).
Appointed to the Telecommunications Planning and Oversight Council for a term to expire August 31, 2009, Jennifer Anderson of Anahuac (replacing Tim Shen of Houston whose term expired).
Appointed to the Telecommunications Planning and Oversight Council for a term to expire August 31, 2010, Alice E. Owen of Irving (replacing Jennifer Anderson of Anahuac whose term expired).
Appointed to the Telecommunications Planning and Oversight Council for a term to expire August 31, 2010, Johanne Ibsen-Wolford of Austin (Ms. Ibsen-Wolford is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Office of Rural Community Affairs for a term to expire February 1, 2009, Dora G. Alcala of Del Rio (replacing Lydia Saenz of Carrizo Springs who resigned).
Rick Perry, Governor
TRD-200900427
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
I, RICK PERRY, Governor of the State of Texas, did issue an Emergency Disaster Proclamation on September 8, 2008, as Hurricane Ike posed a threat of imminent disaster along the Texas Coast and in specified counties in Texas. The disaster proclamation was subsequently renewed through January 5, 2009, in the wake of Hurricane Ike.
WHEREAS, Hurricane Ike struck the State of Texas on September 13, 2008, causing substantial destruction in South and East Texas.
WHEREAS, Hurricane Ike continues to create a state of disaster for the people in the State of Texas.
WHEREAS, the state of disaster includes the counties of Anderson, Angelina, Aransas, Archer, Austin, Bell, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Calhoun, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Collin, Colorado, Comal, Coryell, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, El Paso, Fort Bend, Franklin, Freestone, Galveston, Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hill, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Kaufman, Lamar, Lavaca, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Lubbock, Madison, Marion, Matagorda, McLennan, Milam, Montgomery, Morris, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Nueces, Orange, Panola, Parker, Polk, Potter, Randall, Robertson, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Shelby, Smith, Tarrant, Titus, Tom Green, Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria, Waller, Walker, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Williamson, Wise and Wood.
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 disaster.
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 incident.
The renewal of the disaster proclamation becomes effective on January 6, 2009, and shall remain in effect until February 4, 2009, unless renewed or terminated.
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 2nd day of January, 2009.
Rick Perry, Governor
Attested by: Esperanza "Hope" Andrade, Secretary of State
TRD-200900437
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
I, RICK PERRY, Governor of Texas, do hereby certify that there is an extreme fire hazard that poses a threat of imminent disaster in the counties of Andrews, Armstrong, Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Borden, Bosque, Brazoria, Brazos, Brewster, Brown, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Callahan, Castro, Chambers, Childress, Cochran, Coke, Coleman, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Cooke, Coryell, Crane, Dallam, Delta, Denton, Dickens, Dimmit, Duval, Eastland, Edwards, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Fisher, Floyd, Freestone, Gillespie, Gonzales, Gray, Grayson, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Hardin, Haskell, Hays, Hood, Howard, Hudspeth, Hunt, Hutchinson, Irion, Jefferson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Johnson, Jones, Karnes, Kendall, Kent, Kerr, Kimble, Kleberg, Knox, La Salle, Lamb, Lampasas, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Live Oak, Llano, Loving, Lubbock, Lynn, Madison, Martin, Matagorda, Maverick, McLennan, Medina, Menard, Midland, Milam, Mills, Mitchell, Montague, Moore, Morris, Navarro, Nolan, Nueces, Oldham, Palo Pinto, Parker, Parmer, Pecos, Presidio, Rains, Real, Refugio, Robertson, Runnels, San Patricio, San Saba, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Sherman, Somervell, Starr, Stephens, Sterling, Sutton, Swisher, Tarrant, Taylor, Terrell, Terry, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Travis, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Walker, Ward, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Wheeler, Wilbarger, Williamson, Wilson, Winkler, Wise, Young, and Zavala, beginning January 16, 2009, and continuing.
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 counties listed above based on the existence of such threat 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 30th day of January, 2009.
Rick Perry, Governor
Attested by: Esperanza "Hope" Andrade, Secretary of State
TRD-200900438