Appointments for March 5, 2008
Appointed to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for a term to expire January 31, 2013, Stephen Pena of Georgetown (replacing J. Coulter Baker of Austin who resigned).
Appointed to the Public Safety Commission for a term to expire January 1, 2010, Carlton Thomas Clowe of Waco (New Position, pursuant to SB11, 80th Legislature, Regular Session).
Appointed to the Public Safety Commission for a term to expire December 31, 2013, Carin Barth of Houston (Replacing Ernest Angelo of Midland whose term expired).
Appointed to the Aging and Disability Services Council for a term to expire February 1, 2013, Thomas E. Oliver of Baytown (Mr. Oliver is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Aging and Disability Services Council for a term to expire February 1, 2013, David E. Young of Grand Prairie (Mr. Young is being reappointed).
Appointed to the Aging and Disability Services Council for a term to expire February 1, 2013, J. Russell Shannon of Andrews (replacing Fran Brown of Carrollton whose term expired).
Appointed to the Oil-Field Cleanup Fund Advisory Committee for a term to expire at the pleasure of the Governor, Douglas Saunders of Amarillo (replacing John Siebert Miller of Amarillo who resigned).
Rick Perry, Governor
TRD-200801386
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
I, RICK PERRY, Governor of Texas, do hereby amend my January 29, 2008, proclamation, which declares a state of disaster in certain specified counties, to include: Anderson, Aransas, Austin, Bee, Bowie, Brazos, Cameron, Dallam, Dallas, Fayette, Freestone, Galveston, Grimes, Hardin, Harrison, Hartley, Henderson, Jasper, Leon, Newton, Ochiltree, Panola, Sabine, Scurry, Shackelford, Sherman, Smith, Titus, Tyler and Upshur Counties, certifying that these counties are currently threatened by extreme fire hazard.
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 based on the existence of such threat and direct that all necessary measures both public and private as authorized under Section 418.015 of the code be implemented to meet that threat.
As provided in section 418.016, 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 15th day of February, 2008.
Rick Perry, Governor
Attested by: Phil Wilson, Secretary of State
TRD-200801370
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
I, RICK PERRY, Governor of Texas, do hereby certify that 216 counties in Texas are threatened by extreme fire hazard. Dry frontal passages pose significant fire danger because of the large amount of cured grass across the state. This threat exists in the following counties in Texas:
Anderson, Andrews, Aransas, Archer, Armstrong, Atascosa, Austin, Bailey, Bandera, Baylor, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Borden, Bosque, Bowie, Brazos, Brewster, Briscoe, Brooks, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Callahan, Cameron, Carson, Castro, Cherokee, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Coke, Coleman, Collin, Collingsworth, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Cooke, Coryell, Crane, Crockett, Crosby, Culberson, Dallam, Dallas, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Delta, Denton, Dickens, Dimmit, Donley, Duval, Eastland, Ector, Edwards, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Freestone, Frio, Gaines, Galveston, Garza, Gillespie, Glasscock, Gonzales, Gray, Grayson, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hale, Hall, Hamilton, Hansford, Hardeman, Hardin, Harrison, Hartley, Haskell, Hays, Hemphill, Henderson, Hidalgo, Hill, Hockley, Hood, Hopkins, Houston, Howard, Hudspeth, Hunt, Hutchinson, Irion, Jack, Jasper, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Johnson, Jones, Karnes, Kaufman, Kendall, Kent, Kerr, Kimble, King, Kinney, Kleberg, Knox, LaSalle, Lamar, Lamb, Lampasas, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Lipscomb, Live Oak, Llano, Loving, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, McLennan, Medina, Menard, Midland, Milam, Mills, Mitchell, Montague, Montgomery, Moore, Motley, Navarro, Newton, Nolan, Nueces, Ochiltree, Oldham, Orange, Palo Pinto, Panola, Parker, Parmer, Pecos, Potter, Presidio, Rains, Randall, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Refugio, Robertson, Rockwall, Runnels, Rusk, Sabine, San Patricio, San Saba, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Sherman, Smith, Somervell, Starr, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Swisher, Tarrant, Taylor, Terrell, Terry, Throckmorton, Titus, Tom Green, Travis, Tyler, Upshur, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Van Zandt, Walker, Waller, Ward, Washington, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Willacy, Williamson, Wilson, Winkler, Wise, 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 my January 29, 2008, proclamation and 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, 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 28th day of February, 2008.
Rick Perry, Governor
Attested by: Phil Wilson, Secretary of State
TRD-200801371