Sec. 418.331. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "public information officer" means an individual who is employed or appointed by a state agency, local government entity, or open-enrollment charter school and whose duties include communicating with the public during a disaster regarding the disaster. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 361 (H.B. 33), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2025.