The DeWitt County Office of Emergency Management and Floodplain Administration has shared a regional notice regarding temporary disruptions to Textto- 9-1-1 services, scheduled to occur throughout the month of July 2025. The notice was issued in coordination with the Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission, which is overseeing a major upgrade to the area’s emergency communications infrastructure.
As part of this system- wide enhancement, several counties—including DeWitt, Victoria, Jackson, Goliad, Gonzales, and Lavaca— may experience intermittent outages in the ability to send text messages to 9-1-1 during their designated upgrade periods.
While Text-to-9-1-1 may be temporarily unavailable, officials stress that voice calls to 9-1-1 will remain fully operational, and residents should not hesitate to call in the event of an emergency.
For individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have speech impairments, TTY (Text Telephone) and TDD (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf) services are still accessible and unaffected by the upgrade.
“This is a temporary inconvenience with a long-term benefit,” offi cials noted. “The upgrades aim to create a faster, more resilient 9-1-1 system that better serves all residents in the Golden Crescent Region.”
Residents are advised to be aware of the potential temporary service limitations and to inform family, neighbors, and at-risk individuals who may rely on textto- 9-1-1 communication.
For more updates, residents can follow the DeWitt County Office of Emergency Management online or monitor local government communications.
