Texas Governor Greg Abbott has renewed the disaster proclamation concerning border security for November 2025. The renewal continues a declaration first issued on May 31, 2021, which was made under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code. The original proclamation cited an ongoing and imminent threat due to the surge of individuals unlawfully crossing the Texas–Mexico border.
The proclamation has been amended several times since its initial issuance to adjust the list of affected counties and to maintain a state of disaster for those areas and relevant state agencies.
Governor Abbott stated: “WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on May 31, 2021, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the surge of individuals unlawfully crossing the Texas–Mexico border posed an ongoing and imminent threat of disaster for a number of Texas counties and for all state agencies affected by this disaster; and
WHEREAS, I amended the aforementioned proclamation in a number of subsequent proclamations, including to modify the list of affected counties and therefore declare a state of disaster for those counties and for all state agencies affected by this disaster; and
WHEREAS, the certified conditions continue to exist and pose an ongoing and imminent threat of disaster as set forth in the prior proclamations;
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in me by Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code, I do hereby renew the aforementioned proclamation and declare a disaster for Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Brewster, Brooks, Caldwell, Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers, Coleman, Colorado, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, DeWitt, Dimmit, Duval, Edwards, El Paso, Frio, Galveston… All orders, directions, suspensions,and authorizations provided in the Proclamation of May 31 ,2021 ,as amended and renewed in subsequent proclamations ,are in full force and effect.”
He further ordered that copies be filed with applicable authorities: “In accordance with the statutory requirements,copies of this proclamation shall be filed withthe applicable authorities.”
The order maintains all previous directives related to border security as established since May 2021.
