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GEORGETOWN
T E X A S
July 5, 2025
The Honorable Greg Abbott
Governor of the State of Texas
c/o Chief Texas Division of Emergency Management
SOC@tdem.texas.gov
RE: Disaster Declared in the City of Georgetown Dear Governor Abbott:
Pursuant to the powers of the Mayor of the City of Georgetown, I have issued the following:
A declaration certifying concerns related to the severe weather conditions and the occurrence
and imminent threat of widespread and severe damage, injury, and/or loss of life and property
in the City of Georgetown and declaring a state of disaster.
The impacts of the threat include road closures due to flooding, water main breaks, hazardous
travel disruptions, and damaged critical infrastructure, and need for assistance to homeowners
for potential debris removal and remediation from flood waters.
The declaration is attached to this letter.
C: Senator Charles Schwertner Repres1tolKe Terry Wilson Representative Caroline Harris
Williamson County Judge Steven Snell
City Manager David Morgan
Robbie Barrera, Texas Department of Emergency Management
DECLARATION OF DISASTER
July 2025 Flooding Event
Date Approved:
City Hall 1 808 Martin Luther King Jr. St. I P.O. Box 409
Georgetown, TX 78627
E ms@georgetown.org O 512-930-3652 F 512-930-3622
georgetown.org
DECLARATION OF DISASTER
A DECLARATION OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, DECLARING A STATE OF
DISASTER IN THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, Section 418.004(1) of the Texas Government Code defines disaster to be the
"the occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or
property resulting from any natural or man-made cause, including fire, flood, earthquake, wind,
storm, wave action, oil spill or other water contamination, volcanic activity, epidemic, air
contamination, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, riot, hostile military or paramilitary action,
extreme heat, cybersecurity event, other public calamity requiring emergency action, or energy
emergency;" and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown, Texas, due to severe weather conditions, is
experiencing the occurrence and imminent threat of widespread and severe damage, injury, and/or
loss of life and property; and
WHEREAS, due to these disaster conditions, the Mayor must protect the health, safety,
and welfare of the city's citizens, and declaring a state of disaster will facilitate and expedite the
use and deployment of resources to enhance preparedness and response; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 2.76 of the Georgetown Code of Ordinances, a
declaration of local disaster activates the recovery and rehabilitation aspects of the City of
Georgetown emergency management basic plan and authorizes the furnishing of aid and assistance
under the declaration; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Georgetown has determined, from statements and
information provided by City of Georgetown Emergency Management personnel and other
emergency services serving the City of Georgetown, that extraordinary measures must be taken to
alleviate and prevent the suffering of people and to protect or rehabilitate property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE MAYOR OF
GEORGETOWN THAT:
SECTION 1. A local state of disaster is hereby declared for the City of Georgetown pursuant
to §418.108(a) of the Texas Government Code.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to §418.108(b) of the Texas Government Code, the state of disaster
shall continue for a period of not more than seven days from the date of this declaration unless
continued or renewed by the City Council of Georgetown.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to §418.108(c) ofthe Government Code, this declaration of a local state
of disaster shall be given prompt and general publicity and shall be filed promptly with the
City Secretary.
SECTION 4. Pursuant to §418.108(d) of the Government Code, this declaration of a local
state of disaster activates the City of Georgetown emergency management plan.
SECTION 5. Pursuant to §418.108(f) of the Government Code includes the authority for
the mayor to order the evacuation of all or part of the population from a stricken or
threatened area under their jurisdiction if the mayor considers the action necessary for the
preservation of life or other disaster mitigation, response, or recovery.
SECTION 6. Pursuant to §418.108(g) of the Government Code includes the authority for
the mayor to control ingress to and egress from a disaster area under their jurisdiction and
authority to control the movement of persons and the occupancy of premises in that area.
SECTION 7. This proclamation shall take effect immediately from and after its issuance.
ORDERED this 5th day of July, 2025.
Josh SchiYedgf, Mayor
City of or etown, Texas