The phrase "a state that declares" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a governmental or political entity that makes an official announcement or statement.
Example: "In the recent meeting, a state that declares its independence was discussed extensively by the representatives."
Alternatives: "a government that proclaims" or "an entity that announces".
Laws establishing prisoners' rights to DNA appeals have been passed in California, New York and Illinois, a state that declared a moratorium on capital punishment after an embarrassing string of investigations uncovered condemned inmates who could be proved innocent.
The European Commission has also suggested any state that declared independence unilaterally would have to reapply for membership.
Although states that declared such tax holidays simply enforced price-gouging regulations in response to this perceived problem, another force is at work too.
Margaret works herself into such a state that she declares that, since Jane is coming to her wedding -- brilliantly set for November 23 , 1963-- she's not going to go herself.
For example, Texas, a state that had 58 declared disasters and has 18 climate change deniers, also received $10,816,865 from fossil fuel industry donations.
The Turkish military release a statement through state media that declares a coup is under way in the country.
"These forests are long overdue," said Mick Harrington, a research fire ecologist with the Forest Service in Montana, a state that has just been declared a disaster area.
The problem first became manifest in New Hampshire, a state that much of the media declared in advance to be the end of the road for Clinton.
On Tuesday, North Carolina will vote on a state constitutional amendment that declares, "Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized," thereby banning recognition of same-sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships of any kind.
This militant humanist, unlike his father, was aware of the dangers of even benevolent bureaucratic power and declared that a state that "dwarfs its men" is culturally insignificant.
