Emergency resources are at the ready heading into an active threat of severe weather in Texas.

On Thursday, Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate state emergency response resources, as parts of the state face a growing threat of severe weather through the weekend.

"Texas stands ready to deploy all emergency resources needed to help local officials respond to potential severe weather across the state," said Governor Abbott.

Here are the resources available to support local severe weather response operations:

Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (Texas A&M Task Force 1, Texas Task Force 2): Swiftwater Rescue Boat Squads, Type 3 Urban Search and Rescue teams to assist with flood rescues

Texas Department of State Health Services (Te

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