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Texas will test its statewide emergency alert system Thursday. What to expect

The Texas Division of Emergency Management will be sending out a statewide alert Thursday in a test of its mass public-warning system. The test alert will be sent out between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., ...
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Expect emergency alert test on your phone Thursday in Austin. Here's why

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A text message from Warn Central Texas, the regional emergency alert system (Austin American-Statesman) Austin will participate in ...

Millions of Brazilians left confused as hackers send ‘extreme’ alert to their phones using the country’s emergency texts system — recipients say it was ‘like an anime ...

If you're based in the US, you might know about AMBER alerts, also known as Wireless Emergency Alerts, which are ...
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Freeport launches new emergency text alert system

Freeport residents can now sign up for emergency alerts via text message. The City of Freeport is encouraging residents to text "FREEPORTALERTS" to 91896 to receive emergency notifications, according ...