Texas Gov. Greg Abbott referred to as a particular session for the state legislature on Monday to debate emergency procedures and early warning programs within the wake of the lethal flooding earlier this month.
“We should guarantee higher preparation sooner or later,” Abbott mentioned in a statement posted on social media.
The session is scheduled to start at midday native time, in response to a press release from his workplace.
President Donald Trump, first woman Melania Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott obtain a briefing from a primary responder as they go to a scene of devastation alongside the banks of the Guadalupe River, after catastrophic floods, in Kerr County, Texas, U.S., July 11, 2025.
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Greater than 130 individuals had been killed earlier this month as historic flash flooding tore via central Texas over the Fourth of July weekend.
Along with three individuals lacking in Kerr County, there have been nonetheless three individuals lacking in Travis County and one individual listed as lacking in Burnet County, in response to the newest replace final week.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks throughout a roundtable dialogue with President Donald Trump, first responders and native officers at Hill Nation Youth Occasion Heart in Kerrville, Texas, throughout a tour to watch flood injury, Friday, July 11, 2025.
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Abbott on Sunday mentioned the particular session would tackle preparedness and restoration within the occasion of future flooding.
The agenda for Monday’s periods is anticipated to incorporate discussions on flood warning programs, flood emergency communications, aid funding and pure catastrophe preparations and restoration, Abbott mentioned.
The session starting on Monday can be anticipated to cowl laws proposing a congressional redistricting plan, which might if enacted create extra seats for Republicans.
