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Public-safety alerts, severe-weather warnings, and emergency services. Latest from The Austin for Austin, Texas.

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Abbott, state agencies track Tropical Storm Edouard as it heads towards Texas coast
Sep 1 · CBS Austin
No injuries after plane makes emergency landing in San Marcos
Aug 30 · CBS Austin
Austin Emergency Management Kicks Off National Preparedness Month with Community Events
Sep 1 · City of Austin (.gov)
Emergency Preparedness Night at Round Rock Express
Sep 1 · City of Austin (.gov)
Austin creates new office to oversee 911 calls, despite reservations from public safety officials
Aug 18 · Austin Current
AEM Hosts 5th Annual Get Ready Central Texas Emergency Preparedness Fair
Aug 20 · City of Austin (.gov)
Austin heat sends hundreds to emergency rooms as city pushes safety resources
Aug 20 · KVUE
Brush fire burns 26 acres in Bastrop County, 98% contained
Aug 14 · CBS Austin
Woman pulled from wreckage after crash onto H-E-B warehouse property
Aug 14 · CBS Austin
Austin 311 to stop taking overnight calls starting later this year
Aug 14 · KXAN Local
City of Austin launches initiative aimed at reducing cycle of homelessness, emergency room visits and arrests
Aug 17 · KVUE
Lake Travis High School senior dies days after collapsing at football practice
Aug 13 · CBS Austin
Austin-area heat-related ER visits top 700 this summer
Aug 12 · KXAN Local
Texas high school football star dead at 17 after medical emergency at practice
Aug 13 · New York Post
Texas high school football player dies days after suffering medical emergency at practice
Aug 13 · firstcoastnews.com
Several agencies respond to brush fire in Southwest Gillespie County
Aug 8 · CBS Austin
Boil water notice rescinded following repairs to 14-inch line
Aug 7 · CBS Austin
Lake Travis High School football player airlifted after 'serious health emergency' during practice
Aug 10 · kvue.com
Bastrop County water district declares Stage 4 emergency, issues boil water notice
Aug 6 · CBS Austin
City of Austin addresses emergency services spending
Aug 4 · FOX 7 Austin
Ally Medical Emergency Room's Record-Breaking Pet Supply Donation Drive Returns Bigger Than Ever This August
Jul 31 · GlobeNewswire
18,000 pounds of flood relief supplies flown into Austin for pets
Jul 24 · CBS Austin
Emergency meeting in Kerrville extends Kerr County disaster declaration after flooding
Jul 22 · CBS Austin
Gov. Greg Abbott provides flood recovery update in Kerrville as cleanup begins
Jul 20 · CBS Austin
Where to find flooding resources and how to help impacted Texans
Jul 17 · CBS Austin
More than 30 rescued in Gillespie County as Pedernales River floods Texas Hill Country
Jul 17 · CBS Austin
Trump approves Texas flood emergency declaration, authorizing FEMA relief
Jul 18 · FOX 7 Austin
Texas nonprofit connects veterans to faster help
Apr 23 · Warriorsfund

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