AUSTIN (KXAN) -- In response to the deadly July 4 flooding, lawmakers are now looking to require outdoor warning sirens in flood-prone areas. The Upper Guadalupe River Authority, which oversees the river in Kerr County, could also face new scrutiny. And, camps would be forced to evacuate when a flash flood warning is issued.

The Senate Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding is set to hear testimony Friday on four bills related to the flood, which killed at least 117 people in Kerr County, including 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic.

Under Senate Bill 2, local counties would be required to install, maintain and operate "one or more" sirens. A grant program would be established to help cover costs. The bill's author, Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, previously told

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