By DENISE MALAN, Scripps Howard News Service

Texas police can use force to compel hurricane evacuation

A new Texas law will allow police to arrest people who don't leave town under mandatory evacuation orders.

As it stands, officials cannot compel people to evacuate, only warn that those who stay behind won't have any emergency services at their disposal. The new law gives county judges and mayors the power to authorize use of "reasonable force" to remove people from the area.

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