Texas is Prepared for Hurricane Season by Texas Governor Rick Perry

5/31/2013 - AUSTIN - A C-130 sits on the tarmac as part of National Hurricane Preparedness Week. Gov. Rick Perry is urging Texans to prepare their families and homes for the 2013 hurricane season, which lasts from June 1 through the end of November. The governor today was joined by Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw and State Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd at the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) State Response Activation Exercise to assess the readiness of state emergency management personnel and resources. (Official Governor's Office Photograph) for more information: <a href="http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/18598/" rel="nofollow">governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/18598/</a>