Texas Governor Temporarily Waives Requirements for Emergency Responders In Response to COVID-19 Texas Department of Insurance sent this bulletin at 04/10/2020 05:33 PM CDT Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Texas Governor Temporarily Waives Requirements for Emergency Responders In Response to COVID-19 Governor Abbott has waived certain reporting and testing requirements for emergency responders through the duration of the disaster declaration. Commissioner Brown has issued this bulletin on the changes. For further updates go to the DWC COVID-19 resource page and follow us on social media.