(The Center Square) – The Texas Senate and House are prioritizing disaster response and redistricting in the upcoming special session that begins Monday.
The Republican leaders of both chambers have announced the creation of a Select Committees on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding in the aftermath the Independence Day flooding that resulted in more than 120 deaths, with the first hearing scheduled to be held at the Capitol on Tuesday.
The creation of the committee was “just the beginning of the Legislature looking at every aspect of this tragic event,” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows said.
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While the priority of first responders is to locate roughly 170 missing people primarily in Kerr and Travis counties presumed dead and buried under debris, state lawmakers
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