Texas Governor Greg Abbott has renewed the disaster proclamation regarding border security for December 2025. The original proclamation was issued on May 31, 2021, under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code, citing a surge of individuals unlawfully crossing the Texas-Mexico border as an ongoing and imminent threat for several Texas counties and state agencies.
Since its initial issuance, the proclamation has been amended multiple times to update the list of affected counties. In his latest action, Governor Abbott stated that “the certified conditions continue to exist and pose an ongoing and imminent threat of disaster as set forth in the prior proclamations.”
With this renewal, a state of disaster remains in effect for numerous counties across Texas. The governor affirmed: “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.”
The Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott is part of the executive branch of state government and operates statewide from its main offices in Austin at the State Insurance Building (https://gov.texas.gov/). Since his election in 2014, Governor Abbott’s administration has prioritized southern border security among other policy areas such as job creation and education (https://gov.texas.gov/).
Initiatives like Operation Lone Star have been launched by the office to address border security challenges (https://gov.texas.gov/). According to information available on its official website, these efforts form part of broader strategies that include economic opportunities and protection of individual liberties (https://gov.texas.gov/).
The renewed proclamation requires copies to be filed with appropriate authorities.
“In testimony whereof,” said Abbott in his signed statement dated December 18, 2025, “I have hereunto signed my name and have officially caused the Seal of State to be affixed at my office in the City of Austin, Texas.”
The document was attested by Jane Nelson, Secretary of State.
