Gov. Abbott signs bill to provide nearly $300 million in flood disaster relief

AUSTIN, Texas — The State of Texas is now officially providing nearly $300,000 to help pay for disaster relief and flood warning siren systems.

Governor Abbott signed SB 5 Thursday morning, which he announced with a quick social media video.

"I'm about to sign a law that provides almost 300 million dollars more to help all of our fellow Texans recover from the devastating floods that took place earlier this summer. That's on top of more than 200 million dollars that Texas has already spent," Abbott said. "We will continue to work every day to help our fellow Texans recover from those devastating floods."

The bill includes $50 million for a program within the Governor's office to help cities and counties establish flood warning sirens and flood gauges along the Guadalupe river and oth