The Hays County Preparedness Fair online Silent Auction has begun! Proceeds from the auction support the Hays County Fire Chiefs Association and the Blanco River Regional Recovery Team (BR3T)! Click here to go to the online Auction and see all the exciting items being auctioned and place your bids.
Click Here to enter to win a Weather Radio! Radios will be given away leading up to and during the Preparedness Fair on Sept. 26th! 9am-3pm!
The Virtual Hays County Preparedness Fair is Saturday, September 26th via Zoom. The Preparedness Fair provides our community with free classes and information on preparing for disasters and emergencies. See below for the Virtual Presentation Schedule. The link to register on Zoom is http://zoom.us/j/95320437036
The Hays County Preparedness Fair online Silent Auction has begun! Proceeds from the auction support the Hays County Fire Chiefs Association and the Blanco River Regional Recovery Team (BR3T)!!! Click here to go to the online Auction and see all the exciting items being auctioned and place your bids.
VIRTUAL PRESENTATION SCHEDULE
9:00am-9:45am TEXAS STATE MEDICAL EXPLORERS / CERT Dr. Charles Johnson, PhD Texas State Medical Explorer is a unit of the Boy Scouts of America Capitol Area Council. CERT-Community Emergency Response Team for Hays County
9:50am-10:35am FIREWISE Captain Jason Caldwell North Hays Co. Fire Rescue
How and why fires start. Safety tips on a wide range of topics – everything you need to know to keep you, your family, and your neighbors safe from fire and related hazards.
10:40am-11:25am CRASE Deputy W. R. Lowe, Hays County Sherriff
The Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) course that provides strategies, guidance and a proven plan for surviving an active shooter event.
11:30am-12:15am BUILD A PREPAREDNESS KIT Mike Jones, OES Director Office of Emergency Management teaches us on how to build a proper Emergency Preparedness Kit.
12:20am-1:05pm STANDARD RESPONSE PROTOCOL (SRP) Jeri Skrocki; Director of Safety & Security Hays ISD
For Grades K-12 A uniform, planned, and practiced response to any incident within a school environment.
1:10pm-1:55pm NOAA-NATIONAL WEATHER CHANNEL Paul Yura, Meteorologist, Warning Condition Meteorologist National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2:00pm-2:45pm TAKE 10 / STOP THE BLEED Staci George, San Marcos EMS
Take 10 CPR is a nationally recognized program to increase cardiac arrest survival as well as the ability to recognize life-threatening bleeding and intervene effectively.
For more information, visit haysinformed.com/virtual-preparedness-fair/
The American Red Cross serving Central and South Texas has a Preparedness series of classes on Thursdays at 2pm.
This Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 2 pm learn How to Build a Go Kit. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has reported multiple climate factors indicating above-normal hurricane activity this disaster season. Make sure that you and your family have everything you need to make it through a survival situation. Take the online class to learn what you need to create a basic Emergency Disaster Kit or “Go Bag”. Join the Teams Class here.
(BR3T also has Emergency Survival Kits for sale on our website.)
July 9, 2PM. Learn about Hurricane Preparedness. Join the Teams class here.
July 16, 2PM. Learn about Home Fire Safety. Join the Teams class here.
July 23, 2PM. Learn about Flooding. Join the Teams class here.
Please consider donating to BR3T and help us continue to respond to the COVID-19 Crisis. Currently, we have a much needed Mask Collection and Distribution program; see article below.
Anyone who gives up to $300 to a charity can get an easy tax break. Under the CARES Act, taxpayers can now take a deduction for up to $300 in charitable contributions if they don’t itemize on their 2020 tax form. This is a flip from the previous rule that required itemization for a tax break.
This year’s Emergency Preparation Sales Tax Holiday began today and ends at midnight on Monday, April 27, 2020.
Stock up and be prepared for hurricane season, floods, etc.
BR3T now has Emergency Survival Kits for sale on our website. Due to COVID-19, shipping dates are 3-4 weeks out. But order this weekend and get your emergency preparation supplies tax free!
BR3T is holding Mask Collections on Tuesdays from 11am to noon
Many people are making masks and many people need masks. BR3T is matching donated masks with those who need them. We are looking for people who have extra masks to donate or for volunteers to make masks and for volunteers to be runners to pick up and deliver those masks. More info at br3t.org
To donate masks, fill out this form
To Request masks, fill out this form
If you would like to volunteer to be runner to drive to pick up or drop off masks, fill out this form
You can drop off donated masks:
Tuesdays in April and May 2020, 11am-noon: at the Mask Collection site in the parking lot at 1310 Advance St, San Marcos, TX 78666. (Westover Baptist Church.)
Natural disasters will continue to happen, even while we battle COVID-19. Prepare yourself during the 2020 Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday for emergencies that can cause physical damage like hurricanes, flash floods and wildfires. You can purchase certain emergency preparation supplies tax free during the sales tax holiday. There is no limit on the number of qualifying items you can purchase, and you do not need to give an exemption certificate to claim the exemption.
This year’s holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, April 25, and ends at midnight on Monday, April 27.
Online purchases and telephone orders
To encourage social distancing, the Texas Comptroller’s office wants all taxpayers to know that during the Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday, the sale of emergency preparation supplies purchased online or by telephone, mail, custom order, or any other means other than in person qualifies for sales tax exemption when either
the item is both delivered to, and paid for, by the customer during the exemption period; or
the customer orders and pays for the item and the retailer accepts the order during the exemption period for immediate shipment, even if delivery is made after the exemption period.
A retailer accepts an order when the retailer has acted to fill the order for immediate shipment.
An order is for immediate shipment regardless of whether the shipment is delayed due to a backlog of orders, or because stock is currently unavailable to, or on back order by, the retailer.
In-store purchases
The Comptroller strongly encourages all taxpayers buying emergency preparation supplies at their local retailers during the sales tax holiday to practice appropriate social distancing as described in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
These emergency preparation supplies qualify for tax exemption if purchased for a sales price:
Less than $3000
Portable generators
Less than $300
Emergency ladders
Hurricane shutters
Less than $75
Axes
Batteries, single or multipack (AAA cell, AA cell, C cell, D cell, 6 volt or 9 volt)
Can openers – nonelectric
Carbon monoxide detectors
Coolers and ice chests for food storage – nonelectric
Fire extinguishers
First aid kits
Fuel containers
Ground anchor systems and tie-down kits
Hatchets
Ice products – reusable and artificial
Light sources – portable self-powered (including battery operated)
Examples of items include: candles, flashlights and lanterns
Mobile telephone batteries and mobile telephone chargers
Radios – portable self-powered (including battery operated) – includes two-way and weather band radios
Smoke detectors
Tarps and other plastic sheeting
Note: Several over-the-counter self-care items, such as antibacterial hand sanitizer, soap, spray and wipes, are always exempt from sales tax if they are labeled with a “Drug Facts” panel in accordance with federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations.
These supplies do not qualify for tax exemption:
Medical masks and face masks
Cleaning supplies, such as disinfectants and bleach wipes
Gloves, including leather, fabric, latex and types used in healthcare
Toilet paper
Batteries for automobiles, boats and other motorized vehicles
Camping stoves
Camping supplies
Chainsaws
Plywood
Extension ladders
Stepladders
Tents
Repair or replacement parts for emergency preparation supplies
Services performed on, or related to, emergency preparation supplies
Additional Charges Affect Purchase Price
Delivery, shipping, handling and transportation charges are part of the sales price. If the emergency preparation supply being purchased is taxable, the delivery charge is also taxable. Consider these charges when determining whether an emergency preparation supply can be purchased tax free during the holiday.
For example, you purchase a rescue ladder for $299 with a $10 delivery charge, for a total sales price of $309. Because the total sales price of the ladder is more than $300, tax is due on the $309 sales price.
For more information, contact Texas State Comptroller Tax Help, or call 1-800-252-5555.
October 4, 2019 from 10:30-11:30am
Representative Dade Phelan and Representative Erin Zwiener are co-hosting an educational event discussing Proposition 8 which will be on the ballot this November. The proposition provides for the creation of the flood infrastructure fund to assist in the financing of drainage, flood mitigation, and flood control projects. This event will be located at the Activity Center (room 2) located at 501 E. Hopkins, San Marcos TX 78666.
PLEASE RSVP:
David.janise@house.texas.gov
Or Office: 512-463-0647
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