How will my student receive UT Austin emergency alerts, and can parents get alerts too?
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Students receive Longhorn Alert messages; parents or visitors can opt into guest alerts by texting UTGUEST to 888-777.
UT's emergency-communications system sends Longhorn Alert text messages to current students, faculty and staff and also uses university email and other campus channels. Visitors and guests who want emergency text messages can opt in by texting UTGUEST to 888-777. Parents should still keep direct contact information for their student because guest alerts are campus emergency notices, not individual welfare notifications.
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