The Texas Water Development Board would be charged with identifying flood-prone areas in the state and requiring ...

Texas lawmakers are trying to replace one big STAAR test in public schools with three shorter tests. House Bill 8 is set for ...

Exactly a week ago, Texas House Democrats returned to the state after fleeing to prevent Republicans from voting on President ...

In response, the committee unanimously passed Senate Bill 1, allocating $200 million to improve infrastructure and technology ...

Heart-wrenching testimony from parents whose children died in the Camp Mystic floods moved the Texas Senate Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Committee to tear ...

The families testified that counselors were told not to move children out of cabins until they received instructions to do so, even though floodwaters were rising.

(The Center Square) – Multiple bills addressing housing affordability become law Sept. 1. Gov. Greg Abbott signed the bills ...

Nicole Wilson led the push for sirens soon after those floods. She said she hopes state leaders keep these bills in the priority lane. "I'm waiting for this to get through the house to make sure that ...

Sen. Bettencourt’s Outdoor Warning Sirens in Flood-Prone Areas, SB 2, Passes Texas Senate Unanimously From Sarah Leon, Director of Communications, Office of State Senator Paul Bettencourt, Texas ...

AUSTIN, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) has filed the landmark STAAR test replacement legislation, Senate Bill 8, in the 89th Special Session called by Governor Greg Abbott, identical to ...

Texas Flood Texas lawmakers push bill that would fund flood sirens in Kerr County Senator Paul Bettencourt discusses new legislation intended to warn people of flooding dangers ahead of time.