Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker Dustin Burrows created the Select Committees on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, which will meet jointly. The Senate and House Select Committees on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding will meet jointly to hear invited testimony regarding: the states response to the July 4 flash flooding in Central and West Texas;

The joint committee of state legislators assembled by Gov. Greg Abbott to address the flooding in the Hill Country and Central Texas is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, as part of the special session.

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.

In response to the deadly floods in the Hill Country, lawmakers from both the House and Senate formed the Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Committee. Today they heard from state officials on the deadly July 4th floods.

The Texas Capitol is buzzing as the legislative special session officially begins. Lawmakers were called back to Austin on orders from Governor Greg Abbott to address pressing state issues.

Dr. Matthew Boyce, a professor in Health Policy and Management, said the study was conducted by way of a national survey in 2024. “About 3,000 people completed the survey, and really, what we were focused on was understanding what individuals were doing at the household, individual level to prepare for natural disasters,” Boyce said.