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Ahead of Weekend Winter Threat, Abbott Activates Emergency Response Resources
Statewide emergency response launched to address freezing rain, sleet, and snow hazards with multiple agencies deployed for road treatment, stranded motorist aid, and utility monitoring.
- On Wednesday, January 21, 2026, Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to activate state emergency response resources ahead of severe winter weather.
- An arctic cold front is forecast to bring dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills, with freezing rain, sleet, ice and snow creating hazardous travel beginning Thursday and southeast Texas seeing effects Saturday.
- The Texas Department of Transportation will deploy winter roadway equipment and crews to pre-treat and treat roads, while the Texas National Guard and Texas A&M Forest Service will assist motorists and clear snow and ice.
- The Public Utility Commission of Texas will monitor power outages while the Railroad Commission of Texas watches natural gas supply, and Texans are urged to check DriveTexas.org and warming centers online.
- While the declaration covers statewide impacts, southeast Texas will see effects starting Saturday, and ERCOT and meteorologists warn demand could rise as cold persists into early next week.
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Gov. Abbott mobilizes state resources as winter storm looms
AUSTIN (NEXSTAR) — Gov. Greg Abbott mobilized state emergency response resources Tuesday ahead of winter weather expected to impact parts of Texas. The response, which is organized under the Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM), includes Texas A&M Forest Service crews, game wardens, DPS troopers, medics, and other first responders working to support affected communities [...]
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