The county is eligible to receive up to $1 million in financial assistance for eligible expenses from TWDB; however, that assistance could be reduced if the county fails to submit approved project plans for the full amount awarded under the agreement by December 31, 2026.
The gist
Guadalupe County is expected to submit a project plan with projects in flash flood-prone areas where TWDB has found a history of consistent or severe flooding for which the installation, maintenance and operation of one or more outdoor warning sirens is warranted, according to the grant agreement.
Following project plan submission, the executive administrator will provide a letter of approval or request changes to the plan submitted. The executive administrator is that of the TWDB or a designated representative, the grant agreement states.
Upon project plan approval, TWDB will provide Guadalupe County with a 25% advance of the approved project plan budget. The county will be expected to submit project reports and documentation of grant fund expenditures monthly to the board, according to the grant agreement.
Guadalupe County must submit a final report to TWDB that includes:
- Communities or entities involved in formulating the project
- Types of equipment installed
- Location(s) of equipment placement
- Summary of how the project satisfies the requirements laid out by TWDB
The agreement comes after the 89th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 3 in response to the July 2025 flooding in Texas. The bill requires the governor’s office to establish and administer a grant program to assist municipalities, counties and other governmental entities with the cost of installing outdoor warning signs.
The legislature also passed Senate Bill 5, which appropriated funding from the state’s economic stabilization fund to assist communities within the counties identified by Gov. Greg Abbott’s disaster declaration to implement a system of flood warning signs, flood gauges and other related equipment.
Other counties receiving the opportunity to negotiate and execute grant agreements with TWDB include:
- Bandera
- Bexar
- Burnet
- Caldwell
- Coke
- Comal
- Concho
- Edwards
- Gillespie
- Hamilton
- Kendall
- Kerr
- Kimble
- Kinney
- Lampasas
- Llano
- Mason
- Maverick
- McCulloch
- Menard
- Real
- Reeves
- San Saba
- Schleicher
- Sutton
- Tom Green
- Travis
- Uvalde
- Williamson
