Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to activate state emergency response resources ahead of a round of severe storms expected to begin impacting parts of Texas tonight and continue through the weekend.

These services are free, and you can sign up either on your desktop computer or on a mobile device. Here are some step-by-step instructions on how to register for these life-saving alerts.

The City of Kerrville broke down some of the various CodeRED uses on its website as well, noting that it uses white pages as the database to alert residents and businesses. However, registration, i.e., signing up for these notifications, is vital.

A Houston mother is speaking out after her daughter was prevented from using the restroom at school, leading to an accident that left her beyond humiliated.

This is no game. The goal is to give law enforcement the best chance to save lives in real-life emergency-situations like an active shooter call.

When a hurricane is eyeing up the Texas Gulf Coast, we all want to know the most up-to-date information every single minute.

Before I started on the long road towards the honorable career that is journalism, I worked in a similarly respectable field: emergency medicine. For several years, I worked as an EMT-B, handling emergencies and ferrying patients all over Harris County.

The Federal Aviation Administration says a Southwest Airlines jet leaving Denver was forced to land after the engine cover fell off and struck the wing flap during takeoff.

An execution scheduled for next week would be the first in Georgia in more than four years.

A list of the top injuries an emergency room doctor wants to warn you about this holiday season:

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is grappling with a serious issue as average emergency response times for “Priority 1″ calls have reportedly been taking too long.

A 2-year-old has been found unresponsive after falling into a pool in northwest Harris County Tuesday morning.

A 3-year-old has been transported to the hospital in an unknown condition after a near drowning in Spring.

UTHealth Houston nursing students participated in a simulation to help prepare in the event of an emergency mass casualty situation.

ERCOT said Wednesday that it will test its automated emergency grid conditions communication system at 7 p.m.

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Russian Emergency employees work at the scene of an accident, just outside of Moscow, Russia, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. At least four Russian soldiers died and about 20 others were injured Monday in a traffic accident near Moscow, officials said. (Moscow News Agency photo via AP)MOSCOW – At least four Russian soldiers died and more than 40 others were injured Monday in a traffic crash near Moscow, officials said. Authorities said that more 40 servicemen were injured, and those in grave condition were rushed to hospitals by helicopters. Russian news reports said that the convoy of buses had stopped after the leading vehicle had a malfunction, and the truck crashed into them from behind.

It's called SOS Emergency mode. Here’s how to add them as your emergency contact in your iPhone:Open the Health app and tap the Medical ID tab. Drag the Emergency SOS slider to call emergency services. On an iPhone 7 or earlier:Quickly press the side or top button five times to make the Emergency SOS slider appear. Drag the Emergency SOS slider to call emergency services.