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Emergency prep supplies will be tax-free in Texas from April 27-29
Read full article: Emergency prep supplies will be tax-free in Texas from April 27-29To help Texans prepare for weather events like hurricanes and violent spring storms, the state will have a sales tax holiday on essential items like generators, flashlights and first aid kits.
Behind the scenes: Local Red Cross preps for next big hurricane as season peak nears
Read full article: Behind the scenes: Local Red Cross preps for next big hurricane as season peak nearsWith a storm headed for Florida, and hurricane season about to hit it's peak, Red Cross volunteers are ready to be deployed. KSAT got to sit in on a training, watched volunteers check their supplies, and went to the warehouse to see the pallets all loaded up and ready.
Emergency prep supplies will be tax-free in Texas from April 22-24
Read full article: Emergency prep supplies will be tax-free in Texas from April 22-24To help Texans prepare for weather events like hurricanes and violent spring storms, the state is offering a sales tax holiday on essential items like generators, flashlights and first aid kits.
17 years post-Katrina, New Orleans-area protections complete
Read full article: 17 years post-Katrina, New Orleans-area protections completeSeventeen years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers has completed an extensive system of floodgates, strengthened levees and other protections.
These emergency prep supplies are tax-free in Texas April 23-25
Read full article: These emergency prep supplies are tax-free in Texas April 23-25Just in time for spring storm season, Texans can buy batteries, phone chargers, some ice chests and more tax free during the state’s emergency preparation supplies sales tax holiday.
Have you experienced a hurricane firsthand? We’d love to hear about it, if you’re open to sharing
Read full article: Have you experienced a hurricane firsthand? We’d love to hear about it, if you’re open to sharingIt’s great that summer is here, but that means another major season has arrived, too: Hurricane season.
How to best prepare for hurricanes: Quiz on do’s, don’ts that can save your life, possessions
Read full article: How to best prepare for hurricanes: Quiz on do’s, don’ts that can save your life, possessionsTo help prepare for the start of hurricane season, take this quiz on how to best prepare, should a hurricane draw near.
How prepared are you for a massive power outage? Take this quiz and find out
Read full article: How prepared are you for a massive power outage? Take this quiz and find outHurricane season is upon us. And really, as is the case with any major storm, winds and heavy rainfall have the power to create some pretty massive power outages. Are you, or would you, consider yourself stocked up at home, in the event of an emergency? Take the quiz below to find out. All of the checklist items are listed on ready.gov as what you’ll need in your basic disaster supplies kit, as well as some additional emergency supplies that the website recommended.