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The Texas Senate and House Select Committees on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker Dustin Burrows created the Select Committees on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, which ...
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Lawmakers meet at first special session hearing on disaster preparedness after Hill Country floods
The Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Joint Committee met for the first time on Wednesday with the goal of improving flood ...
Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Committee meets for the first time, hearing from state officials
In response to the deadly floods in the Hill Country, lawmakers from both the House and Senate formed the Disaster ...
Texas county’s emergency management coordinator was likely asleep in critical morning hours of deadly floods, sheriff says
Testimony will be heard from those in charge of managing rivers as well as emergency managers and first responders about the ...
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WATCH LIVE: Texas lawmakers meet on flooding, disaster preparedness for first time in special session
The joint committee of state legislators assembled by Gov. Greg Abbott to address the flooding in the Hill Country and ...
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A ‘long way to go’: Texas lawmakers meet to tackle flood relief, prep for future natural disasters
A panel of Texas House and Senate lawmakers are holding a joint meeting today where they’re discussing the state’s response to the devastating July 4 flash flooding that left more than 130 dead.
Texas A&M researchers look at disaster preparedness on individual level
Dr. Matthew Boyce, a professor in Health Policy and Management, said the study was conducted by way of a national survey in ...