Texas House
Select Committee
A select committee established to examine Texas’s preparedness for and response to flooding disasters, including the July 2025 flooding events and related policy recommendations.
Committee Leadership
Committee Composition
Committee Size
9 Members
Republicans
6
Democrats
3
Committee Partisan Split
6R – 3D
Committee Membership
Committee Jurisdiction
The committee shall have nine members, with jurisdiction over state policy for natural disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery, including all matters pertaining to:
- Evaluating and streamlining rules and regulations to speed preparedness for and recovery from natural disasters;
- Improving early warning systems and other preparedness infrastructure in flood-prone areas throughout the state;
- Strengthening emergency communications and other response infrastructure in flood-prone areas throughout the state; and
- Providing relief funding for response to and recovery from the storms which began in early July 2025, including local match funding for jurisdictions eligible for FEMA public assistance.
Committee Contact Information
Capitol Location
Capitol Extension, E2.108
Phone Number
(512) 463-0814
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