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UNITED STATES (CBS) — Your electronic devices may alarm you today — but there’s a reason for that. A nationwide test of the federal emergency alert system will be broadcast at approximately 2:20 p.m.

Austin area officials are testing the statewide emergency alert systems.

State officials are asking local agencies across Texas to test their alert systems, ranging from phone notifications to outdoor sirens. The goal is to see how quickly communities can warn residents in ...

Austin will participate in an emergency alert test Thursday, with Central Texas residents likely to receive notifications on their electronic devices, according to the city. Coordinated by the Texas ...

The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) is testing the Emergency Alert System on Thursday. The state coordinates the emergency preparedness test with every city. It is a mandatory drill to ...

The drill will activate sirens and phone notifications from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with officials urging residents not to call 911 during the test.

Don't freak out if your phone buzzes Thursday, Texas.

The Texas Division of Emergency Management will conduct a statewide test of emergency alert systems Thursday between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. According to a City of Dallas news release, the test will ...