'Time is of the essence': Families, lawmakers push to pass flood bills before special session ends

AUSTIN, Texas (KXXV) — At the Texas Capitol this week, lawmakers could take up two of the last major bills created in response to the deadly Fourth of July Hill Country floods.

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“They should have looked at where the campgrounds were in the 100-year flood plain and prevented that before it even happened,” said Jane Vaughn, who supports the disaster and flood response bills.

Senate Bill 2 and Senate Bill 5 — both focused on disaster preparedness and flood response — have cleared most hurdles and are now in conference committee, where House and Senate members are working out final differences.

“Simply put, to keep this from happening again, because that was ab