Tex. Natural Resources Code § 153.004
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 153.004, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 153.004. PRESCRIBED BURNING IN STATE OF EMERGENCY OR DISASTER.
Official statutory text
A certified and insured prescribed burn manager may conduct a burn in a county in which a state of emergency or state of disaster has been declared by the governor or the president of the United States, unless the declaration expressly prohibits all outdoor burning.
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