by Keri Stephens | Jan 28, 2026
Flood warning signs work—but not how you’d expect. In our new study of over 1,000 Texas drivers, we found that simply having seen a “Turn Around Don’t Drown” road sign in the past made drivers almost twice as likely to turn their car around...
by Keri Stephens | Jan 18, 2022
Flooding is a constant reality for people living in Texas. In an effort to better communicate flood risk to Texans, TIPI’s Keri Stephens, Matt McGlone, and Tara Tasuji are working with the Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas (IDRT) to evaluate different maps...
by Keri Stephens | Oct 5, 2021
Have you heard that loud sound on your mobile phone that sounds a bit like an alarm? That is likely a wireless emergency alert, or a WEA, and they often go off during a disaster or emergency. A team of UTexas Moody Technology & Information Policy Institute (TIPI)...
