Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Texas Division of Emergency Management announced a statewide drill for local emergency alerting systems. The drill is scheduled for Thursday, April 2, and will allow jurisdictions to evaluate the functionality and effectiveness of these local warning tools that send critical emergency messages to the public.

The public is encouraged to turn on emergency alerts on their mobile devices in the notifications settings and register to receive alerts via phone call, text message, and email with WarnCentralTexas.org