“We are not under- or overreacting but preparing appropriately,” Pearland Director of Communications Josh Lee said.
Pearland established an incident management team last week; it met over the weekend to make sure the city has the most up-to-date information. The city is primarily focused on Tropical Storm Laura rather than Marco, as that appears to be the bigger threat to the area, Lee said.
Both Pearland and Friendswood are making sure high-water rescue vehicles are ready as the cities are monitoring the storm.
Friendswood canclled its municipal court docket for Wednesday and may shut down other city facilities and programs if necessary, officials said.
Pearland city officials encouraged citizens to have their own plan of preparation in place as well, Lee said.
While Laura’s trajectory is unknown, Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster in Brazoria County and Galveston County earlier today.
