CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Texas Division of Emergency Management activated state emergency-response resources Monday ahead of this week's tropical development.
Large portions of the state ranging from South Texas to Southeast Texas are expected to be affected by heavy rainfall and flooding.
This includes the Coastal Bend.
At Gov. Greg Abbott's direction, TDEM activated:
- The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (Texas A&M Task Force 1 and Texas Task Force 2)'s Urban Search & Rescue Teams and Swiftwater Rescue Boat Squads
- The Texas National Guard's Ground Transportation Platoons with high profile vehicles, helicopters with hoist capability
- The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Game Warden search and rescue boat teams
- The Texas Department of Public Safety's Tactical Marine Unit boats and rescue swimmers, search and rescue aircraft with hoist capability
- The Texas Department of Transportation's High profile vehicles and personnel monitoring road conditions
- The Texas Department of State Health Services' (Texas Emergency Medical Task Force) Severe Weather Packages
The following state emergency response resources have been readied by TDEM for mobilization as conditions warrant:
- Texas A&M Forest Service: Incident Management Teams and saw crews
- Public Utility Commission of Texas: Power outage monitoring and coordination with utility providers
- Railroad Commission of Texas: Monitoring of the state’s natural gas supply and communication with the oil and gas industry
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: Air/water/wastewater monitoring
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