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Special session of 2025 starts Monday and will focus on preparedness and flooding issues

todayJuly 21, 2025

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Texas’ first special session of 2025 starts Monday.  Texas Governor Greg Abbott placed flood warning systems at the top of his 18-item special session agenda following the July 4 floods that killed dozens of people across Central Texas.

During the session, joint House and Senate committees will examine disaster preparedness and flooding issues.  The committees will hold their first hearing July 23 at the Capitol, followed by a second hearing in Kerrville to gather resident input.

The committees will examine four areas outlined in Abbott’s agenda: flood warning systems, flood emergency communications, relief funding for Hill Country floods, and natural disaster preparation and recovery.

Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, D-Austin, filed the first flood-related bill of the special session.  It proposed changes to emergency warning systems operated by municipalities and counties.  Senate Bill 25 would allow municipalities to collect residents’ contact information to enroll them in emergency alerts, sent via text message, with their consent and the ability to opt-out at any time.  Texans would also be able to choose to enroll in emergency alerts when they apply for or renew their driver license.

Shortly after SB 25 was filed, Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, filed SB 26, a flood Relief program that provides loans to small businesses.  SB 26 would provide interest-free loans to small and micro-businesses to be used for any expenses, so long as they are Texas-based, impacted by the Central Texas floods and be in good standing with the state.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows each appointed nine members to their chambers’ Select Committees on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, which will work together during the special legislative session.

“With only 30 days to act, we must make every moment count,” Burrows said.  “This effort is about moving quickly to help Texans recover and laying the foundation to better protect our communities – and our children – from future disasters.”

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Written by: Michelle Layton

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