HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:    Culture, Recreation & Tourism 

TIME & DATE:  10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 

PLACE:       E2.028 
CHAIR:       Rep. Will Metcalf 

 

The Committee will meet to hear invited testimony only from state agencies and organizations regarding:

 

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

 

·                Emergency preparedness and response to floods and other natural disasters.

·                Impact of habitat preservation and conservation on mitigating flood damage.

·                Effects of the Hill Country floods on wildlife and fish populations.

 

Texas Historical Commission

·                Vulnerability of Texas monuments and historic sites to natural disasters.

·                Recommendations to improve resilience.

 

Texas Youth Camps

 

·                Emergency preparedness and response to floods and other natural disasters.

 

Texas Hotels, Campgrounds, and Lodging Industry

·                Emergency preparedness and response to floods and other natural disasters.

 

Electronic public comments may be submitted for:

 

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Texas Historical Commission

Texas Youth Camps

Texas Hotels, Campgrounds, and Lodging Industry

 

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to

agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until

the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c430

 

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

 

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

 

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

 

 

 

 

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 24 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.