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Committee advances study and state guidance on outdoor sirens and alert fatigue after Hill Country floods
Summary
Lawmakers advanced two related measures to improve flood early warning: one would require the Water Development Board to identify flood-prone areas needing outdoor sirens and provide grants; the other creates a limited working group to study alert effectiveness and coordination.
Two related proposals on alerting and early warning drew substantial support and technical questions from the committee after the July Hill Country floods.
Representative Charles Wilson presented Senate Bill 3, which would direct the Texas Water Development Board to identify flood-prone areas where outdoor warning sirens are warranted and require the responsible municipality or county to install, maintain and operate sirens to standards set by the board. The measure pairs the requirement with a state grant program administered by the Office of the Governor to help jurisdictions fund siren installation and backup power, and allows the Water Development Board to withhold certain funding for noncompliant jurisdictions.
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