Abbott Mobilizes Texas Emergency Response To Heavy Weather

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(Austin, TX) — The Texas Division of Emergency Management is under the direction of Governor Greg Abbott to use state resources as severe weather moved through parts of Texas starting Monday night and continuing this morning.

The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service is deploying two urban search and rescue teams and four Swiftwater Boat Squads. The state’s Parks and Wildlife Department is also mobilizing Swiftwater Boat Rescue Teams.

The Texas Department of State Health Services is standing by with emergency medical task force severe weather packages, and the Texas A&M Forest Service has chainsaw crews at the ready.