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South Plains Association of Governments

Public Safety for the South Plains

Get a 911 address, register a storm shelter, or find law enforcement training.

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Common Tasks

Behind Every 911 Call

Local 911 centers answer your call. We keep the networkthe mapsand the trainingbehind them working across the Texas South Plains.

Counties in the region
15
Regional 911 counties
14
911 calls answered each year
52,000+
911 texts answered each year
1,200+
About SPAG Public Safety

Find Your County

Every county in the region, with its towns, its 911 center and who assigns its addresses.

Who Answers 911 at Your Address?

For information only. You don’t need this to call: 911 calls and texts reach the right center on their own.

Our Regional 911 service area (14 counties)Lubbock County, served by the Lubbock Emergency Communication District (LECD)North up. County lines: U.S. Census Bureau.

Select a county on the map to see its county seat, its cities and towns, and who answers 911 and assigns addresses there.

Three Programs for the South Plains

  • A dispatcher in a headset, seen in silhouette, watches a large map screen in a darkened dispatch center

    Regional 911

    When you call 911, a dispatcher in your county answers. We keep the network and maps they depend on working.

    • 12 911 centers
    • Text‑to‑911
    How 911 works here
  • A straight dirt county road running between fence lines to the horizon in Bailey County

    911 Addresses and Mapping

    Our Geographic Information Systems (GIS) staff assign official 911 addresses outside city limits and maintain the location data dispatchers rely on, including the storm shelter registry.

    • Rural 911 addresses
    • Storm shelter registry
    • County maps
    Addresses and shelters
  • Sheriff’s deputy in a white cowboy hat beside his patrol truck

    Law Enforcement Academy

    For recruits and working officers. The Basic Peace Officer Course and TCOLE continuing education.

    • Basic Peace Officer Course
    • TCOLE continuing education
    Classes and training

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