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Texas emergency alert bill faces renewed scrutiny after deadly floods
House Bill 13, supported by Texas legislators across party lines, proposed the creation of a government council to develop an ...
The Woodlands Township to roll out new emergency alert system to better communicate with residents
The Woodlands Township Board of Directors approved its updated Emergency Operation Plan last month and will soon roll out a ...
Emergency alert bill faces renewed scrutiny after deadly floods kill more than 100
A bipartisan bill aimed at strengthening emergency communication networks and warning systems across Texas stalled in the Senate during the regular legislative ...
Texas Public Radio11h
Emergency communications bill cosponsor looks to special session for solutions
State Rep. Joe Moody represents El Paso in the Legislature. He co-authored House Bill 13, which would have created a grant ...
Marketplace23h
Texas lawmakers to reconsider rejected emergency response upgrades after deadly flash flood
Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill in the regular legislative session that would have improved local governments’ ...
Texas flood victims received hours of critical warning through emergency mobile alert system
Government warnings reach mobile devices through partnerships between FEMA, FCC and carriers like Verizon and AT&T, as shown ...
In-custody death in West Baltimore followed breakdown in emergency dispatch system
An outage snarled some communications between Baltimore police and fire officials last week, briefly causing disarray as ...
Texarkana Gazette11h
Lawmaker inquires about Arkansas' emergency communication capabilities following Texas flood
In light of the catastrophic flooding in Texas leading to the deaths of at least 110 people, an Arkansas Legislative Council ...
City of Bandera to test emergency flood sirens Thursday in light of tragedy in Texas Hill Country
The City of Bandera will conduct a test of its warning sirens on Thursday in light of the flood tragedy in the Texas Hill ...