Many Texas cities lack outdoor warning sirens. Austin instead uses FEMA’s IPAWS system, which sends alerts to phones, TVs, ...

Dozens of Texas communities are relying on sirens that are outdated, broken, or both. And in places like Valley View, the fix ...

Many Central Texas counties still don’t have outdoor warning sirens nearly two months after Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new law requiring them in 30 flood-prone areas, a KXAN investigation found. We ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The father of 18-year-old camp counselor Chloe Childress, who died during the deadly July Fourth flooding in the Texas hill country, says outdoor warning sirens could have saved lives.

As a confirmed tornado tore through South-Central Texas late Friday night, one Hill Country city was caught off guard—not by the storm itself, but by the silence. The National Weather Service (NWS) ...

Severe storms ripped through Central Texas over the weekend, and while tornado warnings were issued near San Marcos, the city’s outdoor warning sirens did not sound, leaving some residents unaware of ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Wake County plan is on the table that could reduce the number of EMS calls that crews respond to using lights and sirens. County leaders call it an effort to reduce crashes ...

Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra, who also serves as the county’s emergency management director, said the city missed a crucial opportunity to alert residents. “We had an opportunity to utilize our ...

Emergencies in Wake County are about to look and sound different. Wake EMS announced Monday that ambulances will silence sirens and turn off emergency lights for the majority of 911 calls. Ambulances ...

During the Week 11 bye week, No. 3 Texas A&M (8-0, 5-0 SEC) knew that one of its priority prospects in the 2027 recruiting class was set to announce his commitment. Over the past two weeks, Texas A&M ...

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All week, ESPN personalities have been sending out the message: if Texas Tech football beats Kansas State, they'll likely be heading to Lubbock next week. That became official after the Red Raiders' ...