Better emergency response when police and fire can talk to each other during emergencies. No direct cost to your household since cities pay for radio systems through existing budgets.
$30,000-$60,000
Better emergency response when police and fire can talk to each other during emergencies. No direct cost to your household since cities pay for radio systems through existing budgets.
$60,000-$100,000
Better emergency response when police and fire can talk to each other during emergencies. No direct cost to your household since cities pay for radio systems through existing budgets.
Over $100,000
Better emergency response when police and fire can talk to each other during emergencies. No direct cost to your household since cities pay for radio systems through existing budgets.
What you can do right now
Your voice carries more weight when it comes from the people a policy affects.
A.J. LouderbackTexas State Representative, District 30
HB 149 requires Texas cities and counties to ask the governor for approval before buying new police and fire radio systems. The law helps make sure all emergency services can talk to each other on their radios. The governor has 90 days to review and approve or deny each request. Starting August 1, 2026, all new purchases will need this approval.
When Houston police, fire, and medical teams can all talk to each other on their radios during emergencies, they can respond faster and keep you safer. Better communication saves lives.
