Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 418.188. POSTDISASTER EVALUATION. Not later than the 90th day after the date a request is received from the division, a state agency, political subdivision, or interjurisdictional agency shall conduct an evaluation of the entity's response to a disaster, identify areas for i…

Sec. 418.1881. SHELTER OPERATIONS. The Department of State Health Services shall develop, with the direction, oversight, and approval of the division, an annex to the state emergency management plan that includes provisions for: (1) developing medical special needs categories; (2…

Sec. 418.1882. PERSONNEL SURGE CAPACITY PLANNING. (a) With the direction, oversight, and approval of the division and the assistance of the Department of State Health Services, health care facilities, county officials, trauma service area regional advisory councils, and other app…

Sec. 418.190. AGRICULTURE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN. (a) In coordination with the division, the Department of Agriculture and the Texas Animal Health Commission shall prepare and keep current an agriculture emergency response plan as an annex to the state emergency management plan.…

Sec. 418.191. MEDICAL SPECIAL NEEDS VOLUNTEERS. (a) An entity responsible for the care of individuals with medical special needs shall develop and distribute information on volunteering in connection with a disaster. (b) The division shall provide information to interested partie…

Sec. 418.192. COMMUNICATIONS BY PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDERS DURING DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES. (a) In this section: (1) "Emergency" means a temporary, sudden, and unforeseen occurrence that requires action by a public service provider to correct the occurrence, inform others of the o…

Sec. 418.195. ATTORNEY GENERAL AS LEGAL ADVISOR ON ISSUES RELATED TO DECLARED DISASTER. (a) This section applies only during a declared state of disaster under Section 418.014 and the 90-day period following the expiration or termination of the disaster declaration. (b) The attor…

Sec. 418.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission. (2) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services. (3) "Emergency assistance registry" means the registry maintained by the division that provides local em…

Sec. 418.252. MEDICALLY FRAGILE INDIVIDUAL DESIGNATION. The division shall develop a process for designating individuals who are included in the emergency assistance registry as medically fragile for the purposes of this chapter. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (S.B.…

Sec. 418.253. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE REGISTRY ACCESS. The division shall authorize the following persons to access the emergency assistance registry to assist medically fragile individuals during an event described by Section 418.255: (1) the commission; (2) the department; (3) fir…

Sec. 418.254. REQUIRED WELLNESS CHECK. The division shall collaborate with the persons authorized to access the emergency assistance registry under Section 418.253 and with applicable municipalities and counties to ensure that a wellness check is conducted on each medically fragi…

Sec. 418.255. EVENTS REQUIRING WELLNESS CHECKS. (a) The division, in collaboration with the commission and the department, shall adopt rules regarding which events require a wellness check, including: (1) an extended power, water, or gas outage; (2) a state of disaster declared u…

Sec. 418.256. REQUIREMENTS FOR WELLNESS CHECK. (a) The division, in collaboration with the commission and the department, by rule shall develop minimum standards for conducting wellness checks. Each county and municipality shall adopt procedures for conducting wellness checks in …

Sec. 418.257. RULES. The division, in collaboration with the commission and the department, shall adopt rules to implement this subchapter. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 863 (S.B. 968), Sec. 5, eff. June 16, 2021. Redesignated by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.…

Sec. 418.301. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Chief" means the division's chief. (2) "Council" means the Texas Energy Reliability Council. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 3, eff. June 8, 2021.

Sec. 418.302. COUNCIL ESTABLISHED. (a) The Texas Energy Reliability Council is established to: (1) ensure that the energy and electric industries in this state meet high priority human needs and address critical infrastructure concerns; and (2) enhance coordination and communicat…

Sec. 418.303. MEMBERSHIP. (a) The council is composed of: (1) the chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas; (2) the presiding officer of the Public Utility Commission of Texas; (3) the chief executive of the Office of Public Utility Counsel; (4) the presiding officer of the T…

Sec. 418.304. OFFICERS. (a) The chief shall serve as presiding officer of the council. (b) The council may select an assistant presiding officer and secretary from among its members. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 3, eff. June 8, 2021.

Sec. 418.305. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. A member of the council is not entitled to compensation or reimbursement of expenses for service on the council. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 3, eff. June 8, 2021.

Sec. 418.306. MEETINGS. (a) After its initial meeting, the council shall meet at least twice each year at a time and place determined by the chief. (b) The council may meet at other times the council considers appropriate. The presiding officer may call a meeting on the officer's…

Sec. 418.307. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. The division shall provide administrative support to the council. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 426 (S.B. 3), Sec. 3, eff. June 8, 2021.

Sec. 418.308. GENERAL DUTIES OF COUNCIL. (a) The council shall foster communication and planning to ensure preparedness for making available and delivering energy and electricity in this state to ensure that high priority human needs are met and critical infrastructure needs are …

Sec. 418.309. INFORMATION. (a) In this section: (1) "Gas provider" means: (A) a natural gas pipeline facility operator; (B) an operator of a natural gas well; or (C) an entity that produces, treats, processes, pressurizes, stores, or transports natural gas in this state or otherw…

Sec. 418.310. REPORT. (a) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the council shall submit to the legislature a report on the reliability and stability of the electricity supply chain in this state. (b) The report must include recommendations on methods to strengthe…

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 regar…

Sec. 418.332. CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS. (a) Each of the following entities shall employ or appoint a public information officer who must obtain certification in emergency communications from the division and complete …

Sec. 418.333. CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a) A public information officer described by Sections 411.3735 and 418.332 shall: (1) obtain certification from the division in emergency communications not later than the first anniversary of the date the public information …

Sec. 418.334. COMPLIANCE RECORDS; INSPECTION. (a) Each entity subject to Section 418.332 shall: (1) maintain records that demonstrate the compliance of each public information officer employed or appointed by that entity with the certification and continuing education requirement…

Sec. 418.335. RULES. The division may adopt rules to administer this subchapter. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 361 (H.B. 33), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2025. Subchapter K, consisting of Secs. 418.351 to 418.354, was added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 708 (H.B. 3…

Sec. 418.351. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Emergency medical services personnel" has the meaning assigned by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code. (2) "Firefighter" means a firefighter who is a permanent, paid employee or a volunteer of a state agency or the fire depa…

Sec. 418.352. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The division shall develop a first responder peer support network. The network must include: (1) peer-to-peer support; (2) training for peer service coordinators and peers that includes suicide prevention training; (3) technical assist…

Sec. 418.353. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PARTICIPANT INFORMATION. Information relating to a first responder's participation in peer-to-peer support and other peer-to-peer services under the network is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552. Added by Acts 2025, 89th …

Sec. 418.354. ANNUAL REPORT. Not later than December 1 of each year, the division shall submit a report to the governor and the legislature that includes: (1) the number of first responders who received peer support through the network; (2) the number of peers trained, the number…

Sec. 418.401. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Designation program" means the designation program established under this subchapter. (2) "Declared disaster" means: (A) a disaster declared by the president of the United States; (B) a state of disaster declared by the governor…

Sec. 418.402. DESIGNATION PROGRAM FOR DISASTER RELIEF DONATIONS; DESIGNATION NOT REQUIRED. (a) The secretary of state shall establish and administer a designation program for political subdivisions in this state to designate a nonprofit organization or financial institution to so…

Sec. 418.403. DESIGNATION APPROVAL. (a) Each political subdivision in this state shall select and submit to the secretary of state in the manner prescribed by the secretary of state a nonprofit organization or financial institution the political subdivision proposes to designate …

Sec. 418.404. NOTICE OF DESIGNATION. (a) Each political subdivision shall include in the political subdivision's emergency management plan the name of the nonprofit organization or financial institution approved for designation under the designation program. (b) Each political su…

Sec. 419.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, "volunteer fire fighter" and "volunteer fire chief" do not include a person who is also employed full-time in the fire ser…

Sec. 419.002. COMMISSION. The Texas Commission on Fire Protection is an agency of the state. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Sec. 419.003. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Commission on Fire Protection is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2035. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff. Sep…

Sec. 419.004. COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION. (a) The commission is composed of the following 13 members: (1) two members to be selected from a list of five names submitted by the Texas Fire Chiefs Association who are chief officers with a minimum rank that is equivalent to the positi…

Sec. 419.005. REMOVAL OF COMMISSION MEMBERS. (a) It is a ground for removal from the commission that a member: (1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 419.004; (2) does not maintain during service on the commission the qualifications …

Sec. 419.006. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with …

Sec. 419.007. OFFICERS; COMPENSATION; MEETINGS. (a) The governor shall designate a member of the commission as the presiding officer of the commission to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor. The commission shall elect from among its members an assistant presidi…

Sec. 419.0071. COMMISSION MEMBER TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the commission until the person completes a training program that c…

Sec. 419.008. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The commission may adopt rules for its internal management and control and for the administration of its powers and duties. (b) The commission shall perform the duties assigned to the commission under this chapter or other law. (c) The…