Tag Archives: Cameron County Emergency Management

TSC Implements New Emergency Management System

TSC’s new Safety and Security Command Center is increasing security presence and partnerships between the college and law enforcement agencies. (photo STC)

Texas Southmost College has integrated a new Safety and Security Command Center on its campus. The new center increases security presence and partnerships among the college and local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. The Safety and Security Command Center serves as an incident command post with a crisis communication room and conference room. Here, college officials and law enforcement can gather in case of natural or man-made disasters. The…

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Batten Down Your Business

Hurricane Harvey narrowly missed the Valley in 2017 as it churned its way along with Texas Gulf Coast. (National Weather Service)

The Rio Grande Valley dodged a bullet last year as Hurricane Harvey made its way up the Texas Gulf Coast, where it left a trail of damage and flooding from Corpus Christi to Houston and beyond. Record-breaking rainfall left southeast Texas besieged by deep water that trapped people in their homes and made it next to impossible for businesses to operate. Every year as hurricane season starts in June, Valley…

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