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Family members of the victims' of the July 4 flooding at Camp Mystic shed tears as Texas House lawmakers prepare to vote on legislation to increase flood safety at youth camps Aug. 21. (Chloe Young/Community Impact)

Communities in Texas’ Flash Flood Alley may soon have to install flood warning sirens

By Hannah Norton

Under Senate Bill 3, the state would distribute up to $50,000 in grants to help cities and counties impacted by the July 4-5 floods install flood warning sirens.

House lawmakers discuss amendments to SB 10.
Texas House moves to require cities, counties ...
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 ...
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 approve 14 bills in first days of second special session
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 after Democrats return to Capitol
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