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Many manufacturers who moved operations to China and Southeast Asia with cost-savings in mind now realize that long-term bargains weren’t found in labor or logistics.

Because of the magnitude and spread-out nature of the debris field, the Governor’s Division of Emergency Management has agreed to send Texas Task Force 1 personnel to assist county leaders.

Public Works Response Team still providing assessments

After orchestrating the largest search and rescue mission in Texas history, members of Texas Task Force 1 will return to College Station for demobilization tomorrow morning.

Members of Texas Task Force 1 continue coordinating and operating search and rescue operations with local officials in Galveston and Orange County and other areas in Southeast Texas.

Texas Task Force 1 and other search and rescue assets busily completed missions Friday ahead of Hurricane Ike making landfall.

The Governor’s Division of Emergency Management directed Texas Task Force 1 to coordinate a large-scale air surveillance mission, termed “Operation Coastal Sweep,” today in portions of Texas’ coastal evacuation zones.

The Governor’s Division of Emergency Management has forward deployed Texas Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) to San Antonio and Houston in advance of Hurricane Ike.

With Gustav turning to the north and lessening the predicted impact on Texas, the Governor’s Division of Emergency Management (GDEM) has asked Texas Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) to begin a phased demobilization of search and rescue assets this afternoon.

With Tropical Storm Gustav presenting an imminent threat to the Gulf Coast, the Governor’s Division of Emergency Management (GDEM) has authorized Texas Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) to forward deploy to strategic locations along the Texas coast. Approximately 270 search and rescue (SAR) personnel arrived at TX-TF1 headquarters in College Station Sunday morning with initial plans to move to Houston by Sunday afternoon.