Better emergency response could be lifesaving since lower-income families often live in areas with fewer resources and may rely more on public emergency services.
$30,000-$60,000
Improved emergency communication helps ensure faster response times when you call 911, which benefits all working families equally.
$60,000-$100,000
Better coordinated emergency response benefits your family's safety, though you may have more private resources during emergencies.
Over $100,000
Enhanced emergency communication improves public safety for your community, though higher-income households often have more private emergency resources.
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
Texas is creating the Texas Interoperability Council to help first responders in cities, counties, and special districts communicate better during emergencies. The council will manage grants so local governments can buy or build emergency communication equipment that works together across the state. When we show up together, our community becomes more connected, more resilient, and more powerful.
When disasters hit Houston, our first responders will be able to coordinate faster and more effectively with neighboring areas, making our whole community safer and emergency response stronger.
