Good for Govenor Abbott and the state legislators.Governor Greg Abbott has announced that the ongoing special legislative session, which begins July 21, will now include discussions on improving flood alert systems.
"It’s going to be good to have a session for all members working together with different perspectives. Because the reality is this, what is needed in that river basin in that location can be far different across the state," Abbott said.
Harris County State Senator Paul Betancourt spoke with FOX 4 Monday. He took to social media saying he wants to file legislation in the special session to put sirens in flood-prone areas.
"This is just another way to layer in more possibilities of getting people's attention in a natural disaster, because, unfortunately, we're over-relying on this now because we want it to do everything, but there may be times when people ignore it, or they turn it off. So a siren cuts through all that, it goes around this technology and can work with it," Bettencourt said.
Texas flooding: Weather alert improvements planned for special session, Gov. Abbott says
As the death toll continues to rise from the flooding in the Hill Country, many are asking how this can be prevented in the future.www.fox4news.com
We get tornado warnings by text messages where I live, but the sirens going off get your attention because that means they are much closer and it gets your attention.
