Texans are tuning out more than Amber Alerts, with the highest opt-out rate in the country for wireless emergency alerts.

Though Amber Hagerman's murder has never been solved, her case helped recover countless children nationwide by inspiring the AMBER (America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) Alerts system. On ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Between 2016 and 2024, the number of Amber Alerts issued tripled. By 2024, the state was issuing more than a quarter of them ...