TYLER, Texas — East Texas is still right in the middle of severe weather season. As a result, many around are trying to prepare for the next storms.
This weekend will make it a little easier to add to your disaster preparedness kits. Emergency supplies will be tax free this weekend from April 27 to 29.
Brandon Moore is the Smith County Emergency Manager and says he wants residents to always be prepared.
"If you want to buy some stuff now, let it go for a little while and then use it and restock it. Water, canned food or at least shelf stable food, batteries flashlights and stuff like that," Moore said.
These are all good items to have in case of an emergency or disaster. A good place for ideas when building your emergency supplies is to check on the National weather service, or on Texas Ready.
"There’s a lot of good information on Texas Ready, it’s kind of like a ready.gov but at the Texas level," Moore said.
The annual weekend was a result of Senate Bill 904, signed into law in 2015, in order to provide Texans with the opportunity to stay ahead and be prepared.
The deals will be available for both in-person and online shopping all weekend long.
For a complete list of tax-free items, click here.