#phonealert — Public Fediverse posts

Late Friday morning, phones across Houston will blare a public safety alert as part of a test by local emergency officials.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/public-safety/2025/09/04/530076/emergency-alert-test-in-houston-scheduled-for-friday-morning/

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In a state where extreme weather is a constant threat, the shrill tone of an emergency alert is supposed to cut through the noise. But for many Texans, those urgent warnings compete with countless other pings and buzzes from their phones.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/public-safety/2025/07/15/526473/when-every-phone-alert-sounds-the-same-texans-may-miss-the-one-that-matters/

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