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http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/07/07/some-question-judges-authority-on-immigrant-children/
So where does Jenkins get his authority? Is it because he is Homeland Security and Emergency Management director? Cantrell doesn’t think so. “There’s been no declared emergency at the federal, state, or county level. I don’t know where he’s getting his authority.”
Dallas attorney Clint David says Jenkins has some pro-active power as emergency preparedness director, through state Homeland Security and Emergency Management laws, or HESM.
http://www.dallascounty.org/department/comcrt/jenkins/homeland.php
Homeland Security
Chapter 418 of the Texas Government Code states the county judge is responsible for the county’s emergency preparedness and is the only one who can declare a disaster in their respective counties.
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http://www.kiiitv.com/story/26704348/whos-in-charge-of-stopping-ebola-in-the-us
In the Ebola case in Dallas, authorities at the state, county and city levels are working with the CDC.
Specifically, it’s Dallas County that’s in charge, said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, also director of the county’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
The county has “set up an Incident Management Center and is acting as the lead agency for the Ebola investigation and containment,” said the county judge, who is vested with broad judicial and administrative powers under the Texas Constitution.
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