{"id":"AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-041","kind":"context","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Texas (Governor; Texas Military Department / Texas National Guard); State level","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Greg Abbott","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code §§ 431.111, 437.002","instrument":"Governor\u0027s release, \u0027Governor Abbott Activates National Guard In Response To COVID-19\u0027","title":"Activation of the Texas National Guard \u0027to be prepared to assist with response efforts for COVID-19\u0027; health-care workers and first responders excluded from the activation","dateIssued":"2020-03-17","effective":"2020-03-17","end":"The Texas Guard\u0027s COVID-19 mission continued under Title 32 funding through 2020 (Ex. 063) and into 2021","startDate":"2020-03-17","endDate":"2020-12-31","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["EMER","OTHER"],"addressees":["Texas National Guard","civilian employers of Guard members"],"clause":"Governor Greg Abbott today activated the Texas National Guard to be prepared to assist with response efforts for COVID-19. This preparative measure will ensure that the Texas National Guard can assist in various forms throughout the state when needed. Healthcare workers and first responders who are members of the Texas National Guard are excluded from this activation so that they can continue serving the people of Texas in their respective fields.","enforcement":"Orders to State active duty under Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 437","functions":["WF civilian employers of activated Guard members","OP"],"notes":"The exclusion of health-care workers and first responders from the activation is itself a workforce-allocation measure.","sourceUrl":"https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-activates-national-guard-in-response-to-covid-19","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":229412,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD","url":"/library/AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-041","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-041","citation":"Governor Greg Abbott, Governor\u0027s release, \u0027Governor Abbott Activates National Guard In Response To COVID-19\u0027 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-041)","stateName":"Texas","related":["AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-061"]}