Shelby County, Texas Emergency Management

07/27/2026

UPDATE: We made the cut!!!! Out of 16 applicants we scored 3rd highest and will qualify. It will now be sent to the Commission for full approval! Thank you Rayford Copelin for your tireless hours spent preparing this grant. Yippee!!! 🥳

I , Luciana Barr, had the opportunity to go to Austin and speak along with Judge Allison Harbison and Commissioner Tom Bellmyer to represent Shelby County in behalf of our beautiful historic courthouse to receive funding to renovate and restore this beautiful piece of history for our county.

07/23/2026

The proximity of Tropical Storm Bertha will induce northward moisture flow today, which together with a pseudostationary boundary will help generate scattered storms this afternoon across Louisiana. Accumulations will be isolated and limited. Cloud cover and rainfall will help make a minor dent in this week's heat.

07/22/2026

07/22/2026

Tropical Storm Bertha will continue to slowly move westward along the Northern Coast. Very few, if any, impacts are expected in the Four State Region. Most of the effects of Bertha will be felt along and south of the Gulf Coast.

07/06/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Shreveport LA, Bossier City LA and Red Chute LA until 5:30 PM CDT
Aviso de Tormenta Severa incluye Shreveport LA, Bossier City LA, Red Chute LA hasta las 5:30 PM CDT

06/04/2026

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will be possible, especially over East Texas, Western Louisiana, Southwest Arkansas, and Southeast Oklahoma.

05/19/2026

🚨RURAL WELL OWNERS:

https://www.twdb.texas.gov/waterplanning/swp/2027/index.asp

PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT TEXAS LEGASLTURE IS PLANNING

The 2027 Draft of the Texas Water Plan makes one thing very clear:

Texas is preparing for massive future water demand and groundwater is a major target!!!

Now is your turn to stand up and have your voices heard.

The state is openly discussing:

• groundwater development

• streamlined permitting

• desalination

• aquifer storage

• AI/data center demand

• expanding infrastructure projects

They are projecting nearly $174 BILLION in future water infrastructure needs.

What does that mean for rural communities?

It means places with strong aquifers, open land, and private wells are increasingly being looked at for large-scale groundwater production and export projects.

Many people still think:

“They can’t take our water.”

But once contracts, pipelines, permits, and investors get involved, things change quickly.

RIGHT NOW the state is accepting PUBLIC COMMENT on the Draft 2027 State Water Plan and this is one of the few chances rural Texans have to get concerns officially on record.

📍 PUBLIC HEARING:

May 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM

Stephen F. Austin Building

1700 North Congress Ave.

Austin, Texas

(Also available virtually through Microsoft Teams)

🗣 HOW TO SPEAK UP:

• Submit written comments to the Texas Water Development Board before May 29

• Attend the public hearing in person or online

• Contact your state representatives and groundwater district officials

• Ask questions about groundwater export projects in your area

• Educate your neighbors and fellow landowners

If you care about:

• your private well

• water quality

• aquifer depletion

• agriculture

• future generations

NOW is the time to speak up.

Because once these projects are built, it’s a whole lot harder to stop them.