AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Department of Emergency Management will test local alerting systems across the state to evaluate their effectiveness and functionality. The test is scheduled for April 2.

HOUSTON — Texas emergency officials are putting the state's public alert systems to the test this week to make sure they'll work when it counts. The Texas Division of Emergency Management announced a ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin and Travis County officials shared details Tuesday morning about an upcoming emergency alert drill. The drill will occur statewide and test local alert systems on Thursday, ...

Emergency personnel and authorized message senders will test emergency notification systems Tuesday as part of a coordinated ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — The City of Beaumont’s Office of Emergency Management will take part in a statewide mass notification exercise Thursday morning to test emergency alert systems and preparedness. The ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin and Travis County officials shared details on Tuesday morning about an upcoming emergency alert drill scheduled for later this week. The drill will occur statewide and test ...

Law enforcement outside Splendora High School after an altercation prompts lockdown on April 9, 2026. (Gage Goulding, Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston - All ...

Austin will participate in an emergency alert test Thursday, with Central Texas residents likely to receive notifications on their electronic devices, according to the city. Coordinated by the Texas ...