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  2. Emergency text messaging services - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the technology is referred to as Text-to-911. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) maintains a registry of areas supporting text-to-911. All carriers are required to send bounce-back messages to inform the sender that the message could not be received if the technology is not supported by the local call centre. [ 16 ]

  3. Joe Horn shooting controversy - Wikipedia

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    On November 14, 2007, Joe Horn, 61, spotted two men breaking into his next-door neighbor's home in Pasadena, Texas.He called 911 to summon police to the scene. While on the phone with emergency dispatch, Horn stated that he had the right to use deadly force to defend property, referring to a law (Texas Penal Code §§ 9.41, 9.42, and 9.43) which justified the use of deadly force to protect ...

  4. Did you know you could text 911 in an emergency? How it ... - AOL

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    Text to 911 works just like calling 911, but over text rather than voice. For example, if someone were to text 911 while in Ada County, they would receive the reply: “Ada County 911. If you can ...

  5. Texas senator: School police chief didn't know of 911 calls

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    The commander at the scene of a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was not informed of panicked 911 calls coming from students trapped inside the building as the massacre unfolded ...

  6. Bryan v. MacPherson - Wikipedia

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    Bryan v. McPherson, 630 F.3d 805 (9th Cir. 2009), was heard by United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in October 2009. Plaintiff-appellee Carl Bryan was tasered by defendant-appellant Officer Brian MacPherson after being pulled over to the side of the road for failure to wear a seat belt.

  7. Repeated 911 calls, a wait for deputies: Texas survivors ...

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  8. Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act - Wikipedia

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    The Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act began as H.R. 438 in the 106th Congress. The purpose of the bill was "To promote and enhance public safety through use of 911 as the universal emergency assistance number, and for other purposes." It was introduced February 2, 1999 by Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL].

  9. Uvalde incident commander didn't know of 911 calls, Texas ...

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    A Texas state senator says the commander at the scene of a school shooting in Texas was not informed of panicked 911 calls from inside the school building.