Tex. Transportation Code § 8.001
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 8.001, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 8.001. ISSUANCE OF PROCLAMATION.
Official statutory text
(a) The governor shall issue a proclamation under this chapter, to prevent interference with commerce, if after investigation the governor determines that:
(1) the movement of commerce by a common carrier of this state or another state is interfered with in violation of Chapter 42, Penal Code; and
(2) local authorities failed to enforce the law.
(b) The proclamation must:
(1) state that the conditions described by Subsection (a) exist; and
(2) describe the territory affected by the proclamation.
(1) the movement of commerce by a common carrier of this state or another state is interfered with in violation of Chapter 42, Penal Code; and
(2) local authorities failed to enforce the law.
(b) The proclamation must:
(1) state that the conditions described by Subsection (a) exist; and
(2) describe the territory affected by the proclamation.
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