San Antonio Sen. Jose Menendez is among nine senators who will serve on the Senate Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding.
Charles Perry of Lubbock will lead that committee.
The House will have its own committee, to be chaired by Rep. Ken King.
Also on the House committee is Rep. Drew Darby. In the days immediately after the Hill Country flooding, the San Angelo Republican urged Gov. Greg Abbott to add legislation to the special session agenda that would help communities bolster their emergency communications systems. It failed during the regular session but Darby thinks it’ll have better luck this time around.
The select committees will have 30 days to create legislation that will upgrade flood warning systems and emergency communications and provide relief funding for areas impacted by the floods.
The first hearing is set to take place at the State Capitol in Austin on July 23, two days after the special session opens.
The second hearing will be in Kerrville on July 31 to give residents an opportunity to give input.