Editor’s note: The above video is from previous, related coverage that was first reported on KXAN on August 26, 2025. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austinites will receive a test emergency alert on Monday, Sept. 29 ...

Remind yourself what time the Emergency Alert text is due to arrive 🚨 Millions of phones received an emergency alert this weekend. It was the second national test of the system. The Prime Minister ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – If your phone buzzes with an Emergency Alert on Thursday afternoon in the Portland metro area, don’t be too alarmed. Devices are set to light up around 2 p.m. as Multnomah ...

Residents in the Houston jurisdiction will receive an alert on their phone as the City of Houston Office of Emergency Management conducts a Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) test on Friday. According to ...

A citywide test of Houston's Wireless Emergency Alert system took place Sept. 5. The city's Office of Emergency Management sent out a test message at 11 a.m. to mobile devices within the city of ...

HOUSTON — The City of Houston is gearing up to test its Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system across the metro area this Friday, Sept. 5, at 11 a.m. Residents with WEA-capable phones (most modern ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin is becoming a FEMA-approved Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Alerting Authority. The new system gives the city more capabilities to alert ...

BOISE, Idaho — Around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, residents of Ada County may get an alert on their phones. The Ada County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) states this is simply a test. According to an update from ...

Britons are being urged to “keep their cool” ahead of a nationwide test of the emergency alert system today, which will see a message to mobile phones across the UK. It will mark the second test of ...

San Diego State University will conduct a campus-wide test of its emergency communication systems on Wednesday, Sept. 10, as part of SDSU Ready Day, an initiative designed to strengthen preparedness ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas — An SMU alert Friday that warned of an active shooter on campus was just a test of the university's emergency notification system and there was no danger on campus, the school ...

The Consumer Technology Association told the Federal Communications Commission last week that it believes the current Emergency Alert System is highly effective and, if expanded, could create more ...