{"id":371317,"date":"2026-07-13T17:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/371317\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T17:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T17:08:09","slug":"emergency-services-activated-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/371317\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency services activated in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TEXAS \u2014 Texas is expected to get hit with severe weather early this week, prompting state leaders to take preventative action.<\/p>\n<p>The state could see flash flooding across multiple regions over the next several days, according to the governor\u2019s office. The main threats are expected early to mid-week and Texans are encouraged to monitor their local weather forecast and stay alert.<\/p>\n<p>To prepare, Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate the state\u2019s emergency response protocol on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The following departments were alerted:<\/p>\n<p>Texas A&amp;M Engineering Extension Service (Texas A&amp;M Task Force 1 and Texas Task Force 2): Swiftwater rescue boat squads, urban search and rescue teams and rescue swimmers to assist with flood rescues<br \/>\nTexas Division of Emergency Management: All Hazards Group responders and regional personnel to support deployed emergency response resources across the state<br \/>\nTexas National Guard: Personnel and high-profile vehicles to assist stranded motorists; Blackhawk helicopters to assist with flood rescues<br \/>\nTexas Department of Transportation: Personnel monitoring roadway and transportation conditions<br \/>\nTexas Parks and Wildlife Department: Game wardens, rescue boat teams and helicopters with hoist capability to assist with water rescues<br \/>\nTexas Department of Public Safety: Texas Highway Patrol troopers, helicopters with hoist capability and the tactical marine unit<br \/>\nTexas Department of State Health Services (Texas Emergency Medical Task Force): Severe weather support packages with medics, ambulances and all-terrain vehicles<br \/>\nTexas A&amp;M AgriLife Extension Service: Disaster assessment, recovery agents and county extension agents to support agricultural and livestock needs<br \/>\nPublic Utility Commission of Texas: Power outage monitoring and coordination with utility providers<br \/>\nRailroad Commission of Texas: Monitoring of the state\u2019s natural gas supply and communication with the oil and gas industry<br \/>\nTexas Commission on Environmental Quality: Air, water and wastewater monitoring<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe State of Texas will deploy all necessary resources to help local officials respond to potential severe weather and flash flooding across the state,\u201d Abbott said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/news\/post\/governor-abbott-activates-state-emergency-response-resources-ahead-of-flash-flood-danger\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">news release<\/a> Sunday. \u201cI urge all Texans to monitor local forecasts, heed guidance from state and local officials, and always remember: Turn Around, Don\u2019t Drown. Texas will support our communities as these threats develop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s office encourages Texans to have a family communication plan, assemble an emergency supply kit and follow instructions from local officials. Follow \u201cTurn Around, Don\u2019t Drown\u201d guidance and avoid walking or driving through flooded roads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TEXAS \u2014 Texas is expected to get hit with severe weather early this week, prompting state leaders to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":371318,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1061,2160,5201,132,1226,102,223,1225,82,27,29,28,2053,172],"class_list":["post-371317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-app-public-safety","tag-app-top-stories","tag-app-weather","tag-austin","tag-christine-sanchez","tag-dallas","tag-news","tag-public-safety","tag-san-antonio","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news","tag-top-stories","tag-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=371317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/371318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=371317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=371317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=371317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}