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Weslaco, school district agree to joint hurricane-preparedness steps, set June 18 stakeholders meeting
Summary
City and Weslaco ISD officials at a June 5 workshop outlined coordinated hurricane preparedness — including sheltering, sandbag distribution and evacuation plans — and set a stakeholder meeting for June 18 to align Red Cross, utilities and transportation partners.
City of Weslaco leaders and Weslaco Independent School District officials used a June 5 workshop to spell out shared steps for hurricane season and broader emergency preparedness, with the fire chief and emergency manager saying schools will play a key role in sheltering, evacuation and neighborhood assistance.
Mayor (presiding) opened the workshop by saying the meeting’s purpose was to coordinate city, district and Precinct 1 efforts. Antonio Lopez, the city’s fire chief and emergency manager, described the existing shelter network and MOUs with the Red Cross, naming First Baptist Church, Sam Houston and…
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