Section 8.001 - Issuance of Proclamation(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.Tex. Transp. Code § 8.001
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.