{"id":"AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-060","kind":"context","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Texas (Governor; Texas National Guard); State level","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Greg Abbott (with Maj. Gen. Tracy R. Norris, Adjutant General)","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 437","instrument":"Governor\u0027s release, \u0027Governor Abbott Announces National Guard Deployment in Support of COVID-19 Response\u0027","title":"Deployment of three Joint Task Force Brigades (72nd IBCT, 56th IBCT, 176th Engineer Brigade) operating ten general support units; initial missions: drive-through testing sites and bolstering health-care infrastructure; conversion of locations to health-care facilities","dateIssued":"2020-03-27","effective":"2020-03-27","end":"Mission continued through 2020 under Title 32 (Ex. 063)","startDate":"2020-03-27","endDate":"2020-12-31","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["OTHER","HC"],"addressees":["Texas National Guard brigades","health-care facilities and testing sites","civilian employers of Guard members"],"clause":"Governor Greg Abbott today announced the deployment of three National Guard Joint Task Force Brigades. The 72nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, the 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and the 176th Engineer Brigade will operate ten general support units located throughout the state.... The Governor has ordered an initial focus on two critical missions that will directly benefit from Texas National Guard\u0027s unparalleled logistics capabilities, medical expertise, communications support, infrastructure maintenance, and transportation assets: assisting drive through testing sites and bolstering the state\u0027s healthcare infrastructure.","enforcement":"Orders to State active duty (Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 437)","functions":["WF civilian employers of deployed Guard members","OP testing sites and alternate care facilities","SC medical supplies and equipment moved by the Guard"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-announces-national-guard-deployment-in-support-of-covid-19-response","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":245802,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD","url":"/library/AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-060","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-060","citation":"Governor Greg Abbott (with Maj. Gen. Tracy R. Norris, Adjutant General), Governor\u0027s release, \u0027Governor Abbott Announces National Guard Deployment in Support of COVID-19 Response\u0027 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-060)","stateName":"Texas","related":[]}