Texas governor Greg Abbott called on a special session for state legislature on Monday to discuss emergency procedures and early alert systems following deadly floods earlier this month.
“We must ensure better preparation in the future,” said Abbott a declaration Published on social networks.
The session should start at noon at local time, according to A press release from his office.
President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and the Governor of Texas Greg Abbott receive a briefing of a first speaker while they visit a devastation scene along the banks of the Guadalupe river, after catastrophic floods, in Kerr County, Texas, United States, on July 11, 2025.
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More than 130 people were killed earlier this month while sudden historic floods torn the center of Texas during the fourth weekend in July.
In addition to three people who disappeared in Kerr’s county, three people still lacked in the county of Travis and a person listed as disappeared in Burnet County, according to the last update last week.
The Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, speaks during a round table with President Donald Trump, the first speakers and local officials of the Hill Country Youth Event Center in Kerrville, Texas, during a visit to observe the flood damage, Friday, July 11, 2025.
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Abbott said on Sunday that the special session would discuss preparation and recovery in the event of future floods.
The agenda for Monday sessions should include discussions on flood alert systems, flood emergency communications, emergency funding and preparations and recovery of natural disasters, said Abbott.
The session that begins on Monday should also cover the legislation offering A Congress Rediscup plan, which could if they could be adopted, create more seats for the Republicans.
