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• Thank you. expand a little on the flood control dam classification and risk assessment and specifically
• Item 5 is flood funding.
• Turning to page 14, the table here lists significant. flood related appropriations since flood responsibilities
• plan and our first ever state flood plan and then we're a water bank.
• flood risk in Texas.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• So that opportunity cost of being rather risk-averse was significant, and what we're trying to do is
• Since 2009, Texas AIM has helped around 20,000 at-risk kids achieve greater success in school.
• Yet without funding stability, we risk losing the very programs our educators have led us to success.
• partnerships with a focus on prevention and early intervention. ...substance use and partnerships for at-risk
• services, we intervene on behalf of any student who is experiencing concerns or problems that put them at risk

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Flooding that occurs in the building has created mold and inoperable conditions.
• Were any of those used to mitigate the flooding and the mold?
• We conducted over 2,000 damage assessments following wildfires, floods, During the 2024 Panhandle fires
• at how drone technology can be used to secure a port. engage in safety that does not put humans at risk
• Loss of this funding puts us at risk of reversing our students' success progress.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• We collaborate with Texas A&M on flood-resistant food supply, things that we can do.
• As you take a risk and chart a path, you try to be as efficient as possible.
• And what is the risk of transfer?
• We are also providing a low-risk opportunity to help students attend college and recover from learning
• Rural Texas is especially at risk.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• drivers which include weighted semester credit hours, projected square footage, the headcount of at-risk
• drivers, which include weighted semester credit hours, projected square footage, the headcount of at-risk
• Brock.** Item four on page seven outlines recommendations for the performance-based funding for at-risk
• 1295 established the guidelines for allocations to comprehensive regional universities to support at-risk
• And I don't know the risk population base or any of that, but do we know if it? Speaker.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Okay, we're going to start with Kristi Wheeler and Kondra Schatz. who are at risk of suicide, which we
• Individuals with IDD are flooding our jails, coming from the community.
• Without it, we risk leaving behind families.
• Individuals with IDD are flooding our jails, coming from the community.
• Without it, we risk leaving behind families overwhelmed and without the support they deserve.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• We know how to save lives, but without your support, we risk losing an entire generation.
• And without it, their ability to reach their full potential is at serious risk.
• This left him vulnerable to arrest, which posed a risk to public safety.
• Fairness, risk, supply, and quality of care. Fairness.
• The physical work involved, such as transferring individuals, often adds to the risk.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• We've been working for the past year and a half with them on how do we share information about risk.
• They do have a right, if they've been determined later, to not be high risk. to ask to be moved to another
• assume when you're dealing with multi-million dollar fraud conversations that sometimes there is a risk
• There's $8 million that is excluded to oversee spay and neuter procedures for cats and dogs at risk for

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Managing such compliance and risks is indeed crucial for our state.
• We're going to move on to the State Office of Risk Management. You'll present on that.
• **Charles Smith**: To the State Office of Risk Management.
• I will now present the summary of recommendations for the State Office of Risk Management.
• **Steven Volber**: The last thing I'll mention is enterprise-level risk management.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• It's designed to reduce the risk of the unfunded liability creeping up again.
• It's designed to reduce the risk of the unfunded liability creeping up again.
• We've done a lot to mitigate that risk.
• So when investors look at you to come in, and some of that risk has been taken.
• In the numbers game, you're more at risk than the guy that came in last time.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

Bills: SB 1, SB1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, 1185, senate, all

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• These ongoing unaddressed violations can increase. flood risks, leave communities vulnerable, while property
• Increasing flood risk for surrounding properties. As Texas faces more frequent and severe storms.
• of flooding.
• And I am here today to discuss our ongoing commitment to reduce reducing the risk of flooding in Harris
• risk of flooding for Harris County. residents.

Bills: HB 1089, HB 1163, HB 1177, HB 1238, HB1318, HB1400, HB1407, HB1532, HJR7, HJR7

Keywords: coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation

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• Our members include river authorities, municipalities, all types. water districts, flood irrigation,
• water supply, drainage, flood, and they provide water and wastewater services. to the majority of the
• worth of flood mitigation needs.
• We got over $2 billion worth of flood mitigation projects.
• New water, flood of course, and we have money in the fifth, the flood information fund to. continue to

Bills: HB 1089, HB 1163, HB 1177, HB 1238, HB1318, HB1400, HB1407, HB1532, HJR7, HJR7

Keywords: coastal protection, environmental management, Gulf Coast, storm risk management, funding, Texas General Land Office, healthcare, insurance reform, patient access, insurance regulation, affordable care, health insurance, consumer rights, coverage transparency, claims process, insurance regulations, aggregate production, environmental impact, financial responsibility, reclamation

Bills: SB8, SB1

Keywords: sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Bills: SB19, HB40, HB27, HB40, HB27, HB40, HB27

Keywords: contraceptive rights, healthcare access, civil action, Attorney General, contraception enforcement, prostate cancer, health insurance, screening, high risk, cost-sharing, African American men, savings accounts, catastrophe, emergency funds, financial security, state laws, criminal justice, parole, Board of Pardons and Paroles, risk assessment

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• They took all the risk, all the financial risk on these cases, and we didn't upfront any of these expert
• And so they had to take the risk of doing that as well. **Senator Bettencourt**: Exactly.
• I didn't have any risk in this case. They did.
• And as you said, we didn't take the risk. I didn't have any risk in this case. They did.
• You take all the risk. You spend all the money.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, Attorney General, budget recommendations, funding swaps, salary increases, Landowner's Compensation Program, public testimony, law enforcement

Summary: The meeting focused on the budget recommendations for the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), where key issues included the proposed decrease of $163.9 million for the 2024-25 biennium and various methodology swaps for funding. Attorney General Paxton discussed ongoing litigation expenditures and emphasized the need for continued investments in agency staffing to address rising demands within law enforcement. Notably, he requested a 6% salary increase for 2026 and 2027 to retain talented personnel amidst competitive job markets. Public testimony highlighted community awareness challenges regarding the Landowner's Compensation Program, indicating a need for enhanced outreach efforts.

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• Renters of a flood notification, particularly a flood notification, is provided to a renter or a homeowner
• when that rain is heavy because we have flash floods.
• The same way that the Guadalupe flash floods.
• , along with San Marcos. is flooded.
• in flooding areas.

Bills: HB1, HB 2, HB 3, HB 5, HB20, HB 22

Keywords: youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license

Summary: The committee meeting primarily focused on the discussion and passage of several key bills, including SB5, which pertains to supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. This bill was passed unanimously, highlighting the committee's commitment to addressing disaster preparedness. HB20, aimed at reducing fraudulent charitable solicitations during disasters, also saw significant debate, with positive sentiments expressed by its sponsor, Mr. Darby. Additionally, HB22, which expands the authority of the comptroller to fund emergency communication systems, was passed with overwhelming support, indicating a consensus on improving emergency response capabilities within the state. The session concluded with discussions about future legislative measures aimed at strengthening infrastructure against disasters.

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• in the same way that the Guadalupe flash floods.
• , and San Marcos, Texas, flooded.
• in flooding areas.
• in flooding areas.
• So Friday, July 4th was the flood going into...

Bills: HB1, HB2, HB3, HB5, HB20, HB22

Keywords: youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license

Summary: The House convened in special session with a gubernatorial proclamation adding subjects related to penalties for legislators who absent themselves, ivermectin access, and groundwater study authority. The chamber also handled routine motions, committee scheduling, and first-reading referrals before moving to the main floor calendar focused largely on disaster response and public safety legislation. The central theme throughout the day was the July 4 flooding and related tragedies, with repeated references to families of victims and the need for stronger preparedness and prevention measures. House Bill 1, on youth camp emergency plans and preparedness, was the most emotional and heavily amended measure. Members adopted changes requiring annual emergency plans for resident youth camps, staff training, parent notification, evacuation maps, floodplain-related disclosures, restrictions on sleeping quarters in flood-prone areas, and funding for enforcement. One proposed amendment to require air conditioning or heat in sleeping quarters failed, while another amendment on floodplain restrictions passed after debate over floodplain versus floodway language. HB 1 ultimately passed the House 136-1 on second reading and later 135-1 on final passage. Senate Bill 2 / House Bill 2 on disaster preparedness, response, and recovery also advanced after extensive discussion. The bill creates training for justices of the peace in mass-fatality events, establishes an emergency manager licensing system, sets local succession procedures, creates a statewide volunteer management system, authorizes drone interdiction in disaster zones, expands disaster loan eligibility, and adds review and planning provisions for certain infrastructure and weather-related issues. Members debated the scope of the training, drone impacts on press coverage, volunteer registration, and infrastructure-related amendments; some proposals were adopted and others tabled or withdrawn. SB 2 passed the House 130-4 on third reading and later 132-4 on final passage. The House also passed House Bill 3 creating the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program for emergency communications equipment, House Bill 20 addressing disaster-related scams and fraudulent charitable solicitations, House Bill 22 expanding allowable uses of the broadband infrastructure fund for emergency communications, and Senate Bill 5 providing supplemental appropriations for disaster relief, including funds for local warning systems and weather monitoring. Each of these bills passed overwhelmingly, with only one or a few dissenting votes, and members repeatedly emphasized the need to improve coordination, communications, funding, and fraud prevention in the wake of recent disasters.

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• Great that you've got risk-limiting audits. ...but risk-limiting audits typically look backwards, or

Bills: HB311, SB447, SB505, SB2217, SB2753, HB311

Keywords: voter registration, electronic, Texas election law, Signature verification, DPS, internet application, Texas Election Code, signature verification, online application, data security, electronic application, Department of Public Safety, information security, electronic voter registration, voting technology, voter access, state election laws, digital signature, election irregularities, audit

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• What this means is that we cannot take up the critical flood response legislation scheduled for our floor

Bills: HB1, HB2, HB18, HB19, HB20, HB4, HB1, HB2, HB18, HB19, HB20, HB 1, HB 2, HB 18, HB 19, HB 20, HB 4

Keywords: disaster response, emergency management, mass fatality, justices of the peace, training programs, emergency manager license, volunteer management, justice of the peace training, criminal history checks, state health services, emergency communication, interoperability, grant program, first responders, state council, broadband, public safety, disaster preparedness, funding, flood disaster plan