The Texas Senate Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness & Flooding is taking up bills relating to flooding, the environment and preparedness on Friday.

The meeting started at 9 a.m. KSAT will livestream the meeting in this article.

According to Texas Legislature Online, the select committee is discussing the following: • SB 1 - Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees. • SB 2 - Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flood-prone areas. • SB 13 - Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects. • SB 43 - Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Qua

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