TexasTexas House forms committee to examine 2025 flood response
The House adopted a resolution forming a five-member committee to examine what caused the 2025 floods and how governments responded.
What it does
A five-member House committee examines the 2025 floods, including what contributed to them and how governments prepared for and responded to the disasters.
The committee may use the investigative powers that House rules and state law grant to House committees.
Argument forExamining flood causes and government responses could help lawmakers find gaps in disaster preparation and coordination.
Argument againstAgencies involved in the floods may need to spend time answering committee inquiries under its investigative powers.
More detail
A five-member House committee investigates the 2025 flooding disasters. The committee examines what contributed to the floods, how governments prepared for and responded to them, and how local, state, and federal agencies coordinated. The House adopted the resolution on September 3, 2025. It states no end date for the committee’s work.
The committee has the investigative powers granted to House committees under House rules and state law. These powers apply to the committee investigating the 2025 flooding disasters. The resolution grants these powers to the committee and states no separate start or end date.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Sep 3Reported enrolledLatest
- Vote recorded passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 3Record vote
- Sep 3AdoptedAdopted
- Sep 3Rules suspended
- Sep 3FiledIntroduced
- Sep 3Reported enrolledLatest
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