Leeser had previously resisted issuing an emergency declaration, but said he was moved to action by the sight of people on downtown streets with temperatures dipping below freezing, the Times reported. “That’s not the way we want to treat people,” Leeser said dur...
State of Texas; Declaration of Disaster (Amendment #1)In accordance with a notice received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, dated January 15, 2001, the above-numbered Declaration is hereby amended to establish the incident period for this dis...
The declaration allows Bell County to coordinate with the state's Department of Emergency Management if needed on eclipse day. People watch the Annular Solar Eclipse using safety glasses in Brownsville, Texas on Oct. 14, 2023.Mike Gonzalez/Anadolu via Getty Images, FILE "In...
September 14, 2023. Adrees Latif/Reuters News of the child's death comes as communities throughout the southern border are seeing an uptick in migrant arrivals. Eagle Pass Mayor Rolando Salinas issued an emergency declaration on Tuesday. During a phone call with ABC News, Salinas estimated ...
But Gov. Greg Abbott issued an emergency declaration in March, declaring that voting in May “would cause the congregation of large gatherings of people in confined spaces and force numerous election workers to come into close proximity with others, thereby threatening the health and safety of ...
"These WEAS (wireless alerts), state of emergency declaration, and travel ban came too late," task force members wrote. They called for emergency officials to "reach New Yorkers earlier and alert them to the severity of a storm." In
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Eighteen Texas counties have received the federal disaster declaration needed to widen financial help and secure the aid of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in recovering from Tropical Storm Harvey, Governor Greg Abbott said on Monday. The list includes Houston and o...
Dallas County Officials Signing Disaster Declaration For Emergency Assistance Damage from storms and one confirmed tornado is extensive enough that officials in Dallas are looking to get disaster assistance. Oct 21, 2019 Photos: Tornado Hits North Texas ...
Emergency Management officials are also predicting "catastrophic" flooding as the San Jacinto River Authority expects water releases from Lake Conroe to match levels seen during Hurricane Harvey in 2017, the Houston Chronicle reported. The county's Judge Mark Keough has issued a disaster declaration. ...
The Texas Democrat is preparing a resolution to terminate the emergency declaration and already has 60 co-sponsors in Congress. By Maria Recio Border & Immigration| February 12, 2019 Donald Trump Vows to “Finish the Wall” in El Paso Political Rally The president also seemed focused on a...