And those are exactly the kind of Byzantine regulations and questions the Texas legislature will think are deeply critical.
Legal constitutional carry within counties designated as a FEMA disaster zone is much too simple for the DPS, and legislators.
The trouble with disaster areas is that there is a general breakdown in what at least on the surface is common sense.
A great example was when the Cajun Navy, with lots of boats and relief supplies, were turned away and even threatened.
In the case of firearms, here you have people who should be armed, but have either lost or cannot get to their arms. So you just need a little legal streamlining to insure that their local Sheriff can arm them, for their own and the public good, and that they are not confused with looters or criminals.
You figure a disaster area might have randomly appearing federal, state and local LEOs, rescue workers, National Guardsmen, and ordinary civilians who *are* armed but quite paranoid. And yes, looters and other criminals. You’ll also have a lot of unarmed civilians, along with the injured and incapacitated, etc.
And a good chance of their being no power, clean water or food.
So creating at least the appearance of some order can be a godsend. Even if they are an unorganized militia and armed civilians. But it really helps if they have at least some token of authority.