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Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, right, speaks with Rep. Drew Darby, R-San Angelo, on the House dais Aug. 20. (Hannah Norton/Community Impact)

Texas House approves youth camp safety, flood relief bills following Central Texas flooding

By Hannah Norton, Chloe Young

Texas House lawmakers passed six bills with bipartisan support seeking to improve camp safety and streamline emergency communications after catastrophic flood July 4-5.

Flanked by House Republicans, Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, answers questions about the plan to redraw Texas' congressional districts shortly before an Aug. 20 House vote. (Hannah Norton/Community Impact)
Texas House approves mid-decade congressional redistricting plan
From left, Sens. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, and Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, listen to testimony during a July 22 committee hearing. (Hannah Norton/Community Impact)
Flood relief, property tax limits: Texas senators ...
Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, answers questions from Rep. Christian Manuel, D-Port Arthur, during an Aug. 18 committee meeting on a congressional redistricting plan. (Hannah Norton/Community Impact)
UPDATED: Texas House panel advances congressional map ...
Empty chairs in the Texas House chamber on Aug. 8.
Texas lawmakers begin second special session Aug. 15
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks with Texans in Kerrville.
Texas Senate passes congressional map, flood relief with House Democrats out of state
Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, waits to kick off a July 31 public hearing in Kerrville. (Hannah Norton/Community Impact)
Texas lawmakers advance plans to improve flood response, fund warning sirens
person holds a pencil
Texas senators revive effort to scrap STAAR test
Texas State Capital
Texas senators approve plan to cap property tax increases for cities, counties
Dozens of Texas House Democrats left the state on Aug. 3 to protest a planned vote on congressional redistricting. (Hannah Norton/Community Impact)
UPDATED: Texas AG Paxton asks court to vacate 13 Democrats’ seats in redistricting fight
Texas senators held a roughly four-hour hearing on a proposal to redraw 37 of Texas' 38 congressional districts on Aug. 7. (Hannah Norton/Community Impact)
Texas Senate to vote on proposed congressional redraw ‘next week’
Lawmakers listen to testimony during a July 23 hearing in Austin.
Texas House committee discusses flood disaster planning bills amid quorum break
Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, speaks on the Texas House floor April 15.
Gov. Abbott sues to remove head of quorum-breaking Texas House Democrats from office
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, flanked by dozens of House Republicans, speaks to reporters after the chamber adjourned Aug. 4. (Hannah Norton/Community Impact)
Gov. Abbott orders arrest of 50+ Texas House Democrats who left state to fight congressional redistricting