Letter from Rep. Lloyd Doggett to NOAA on National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio staffing
- Publisher
- Office of Rep. Lloyd Doggett, U.S. House of Representatives
- Published
- 2025-07-08
- Type
- official document
- Link
- https://doggett.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/doggett.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/7.8.25-doggett-ltr_nws-austin-san-antonio.pdf
- Last checked
- 2026-10-27
- Rights
- public domain — we link and describe; we do not republish the text.
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