{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/cornyn-ossoff-introduce-mystic-alerts-act/", "Cornyn, Ossoff Introduce Mystic Alerts Act", "2026-07-14", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "TX", "John Cornyn", "C001056", "www.cornyn.senate.gov", "cornyn", "https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) today introduced the Mystic Alerts Act, which would allow wireless emergency alerts (WEAs) to be delivered via satellite communications technologies when other pathways fail during emergencies, including disasters like the Fourth of July floods in Central Texas last year:\n\n\u201cTexas will never forget the July 4th flooding tragedy that devastated Camp Mystic and other communities in Central Texas. Seconds matter during fast-moving disasters like flash flooding, and damaged ground-based infrastructure can slow down emergency alerts that might save lives,\u201d said Sen. Cornyn. \u201cThe Mystic Alerts Act would help ensure communities experiencing severe disasters receive wireless emergency alerts even when cellular communications networks are compromised, and I urge my Senate colleagues to support this legislation to strengthen this important technology and save lives.\u201d\n\n\u201cWhen storms, disasters, or threats to public safety threaten our state, crisis management is key,\u201d said Sen. Ossoff. \u201cThis bipartisan bill with Senator Cornyn will help upgrade America\u2019s emergency alert systems to keep Georgia families safe and informed.\u201d\n\nCongressman August Pfluger (TX-11) is leading this legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\nBackground:\n\nOn July 4, 2025, a devastating flood in the Texas Hill Country tragically killed 28 individuals at Camp Mystic in Kerrville in addition to more than 100 other individuals across Central Texas. There were multiple reports of undelivered WEAs throughout the areas impacted by the disaster once cellular infrastructure was damaged.\n\nThe Mystic Alerts Act would:", 1, "2026-07-15T07:12:08Z", "2026-07-15T07:13:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/cornyn-ossoff-introduce-mystic-alerts-act/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8542072027921677, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}