Texas County Emergency Management MAY NOT BE UPDATED IN REAL-TIME (however we strive for timely updating) WEATHER WARNINGS OR OTHER EMERGENCY RELATED INFORMATION SHOULD BE OBTAINED FROM RADIO OR OTHER SOURCES We encourage questions and comments from the community and work to help you be better prepared. Texas County Emergency Management MAY NOT BE UPDATED IN REAL-TIME (however we strive for timel
y updating) WEATHER WARNINGS OR OTHER EMERGENCY RELATED INFORMATION SHOULD BE OBTAINED FROM RADIO OR OTHER SOURCES
Social Media Comment Policy:
In order to better serve its residents, we utilize user engagement tools and websites, including social media channels, to provide residents with information in more places and more ways than were traditionally available. All content and comments posted to this official social media site may survive deletion whether by you or others. Requests for emergency services should be directed to 9-1-1 and not through this site. Individual complaints, concerns, or service requests will not be addressed via Social Media. To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, please do not include sensitive personally identifiable information, such as social security numbers. Shared tools and websites should not be considered secure. Posts to this site may be removed or hidden in a viewpoint neutral manner under the Texas County EM procedure for Social Media sites but may be preserved as a public record. Texas County EM also reserves the right to discontinue any or all Social Media Sites at any time. Practical and legal considerations may sometimes constrain, prevent, or prohibit discussion by Texas County EM of certain topics, including, but not limited to litigation, pending investigations, and other topics through various media including social media. Following, sharing, “friending” persons, or organizations is not an endorsement by Texas County EM and is only intended as a means of communication. Any references or links to a specific entity, product, service or organization posted by individuals on the Texas County EM Social Media Sites should not be considered an endorsement by the County or its departments, employees, or officers. Texas County EM is not responsible for the security of social media pages and applications that reside outside their domain. In addition, Texas County EM does not endorse or advocate an individual’s participation in a particular social media platform. Texas County EM has no control over the policies and practices of third-party social media sites that may have certain requirements that subjects individuals to the third-party’s policies, guidelines, and rules. By participating with Texas County Emergency Management in social networking communities, you agree that you may be responsible for any damages, losses, liabilities, judgments, costs or expenses arising out of a claim by a third party relating to any posts you have made. While Texas County Emergency Management recognizes the instantaneous nature of social media is a 24 hour-a-day, 7 days-a-week medium, the monitoring of the Texas County EM social media sites by staff is not. Specific questions regarding this comment posting disclaimer can be directed in writing to the EM Director Levi Bickford at [email protected] or EM Deputy Director Tonde Christian at [email protected]
