The House Committee on Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

89th Legislature

July 23, 2025

9:00 a.m.

E1.030

Pursuant to a notice posted on July 18, 2025, the House Committee on Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative King, at 9:01 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives King; Martinez; Bonnen; Darby; Johnson; Louderback; Moody; Virdell; and Wilson.

A quorum was present.

The committee met jointly with the select committee from the senate regarding:

the state’s response to the July 4 flash flooding in Central and West Texas,

state disaster preparations and response capabilities, generally,

state flood planning and flood infrastructure,

river authority operations in Flash Flood Alley,

and first responder communications during disaster operations.

Invited testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

The chair stood at ease at 1:45pm

The chair called the committee back to order at 2:00pm

Invited testimony taken/registration recorded.  (See attached witness list.)

At 8:36 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

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Rep. King, Chair

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Megan Quijano, Clerk