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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas creates flood response grant program for local emergency communication equipment and infrastructure
Last action · August 18, 2025: Referred to Disaster Preparedness & FloodingSponsor: Steve Toth
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas establishes a grant program administered by the Texas Division of Emergency Management to help local governments purchase emergency communication equipment, build infrastructure, and train first responders starting September 1, 2025.
Local governments gain access to state-administered grants for purchasing radios, building communication towers, and training personnel to maintain emergency communications during floods and other disasters.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
local governments
Local governments become eligible to apply for grants to purchase emergency communication equipment and construct infrastructure.
first responders
First responders gain access to interoperable communication equipment, infrastructure, and required training programs.
Texas Division of Emergency Management
The division is tasked with establishing, administering, monitoring, and enforcing the grant program, including setting eligibility rules and contracts.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Aug 18, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding
- Aug 18, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Aug 15, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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