Texas lawmakers expected to travel to Kerrville this week during special session

Lawmakers are headed to Kerrville during the Texas special session to address flooding concerns.

Lawmakers are headed to Kerrville during the Texas special session to address flooding concerns.

Lawmakers are headed to Kerrville during the Texas special session to address flooding concerns.

Lawmakers are headed to Kerrville during the Texas special session to address flooding concerns.

KERRVILL, Texas (KTRK) — As the 89th legislature continues its first special session, lawmakers are expected to travel to Kerrville this week.

This comes after the devastating Hill Country floods that killed nearly 150 Texans during the July 4th holiday weekend, leaving flood relief and disaster preparedness as top-of-mind issues for lawmakers as they continue this special legislative session.

Officials said the goal of the trip is for people in the Kerr County community to be able to testify directly in front of legislators about what they experienced.

The catastrophic flooding killed nearly 150 people across the state. On Wednesday, the select committee for disaster preparedness had its first hearing assessing the response to the Hill Country.

Some of the top recommendations have included monitoring and controlling volunteers, making sure emergency managers have proper training, and even possible legislation for drones after one collided with an emergency Black Hawk helicopter.

There are still questions surrounding road closures and recommendations for investing in biometric identification to help identify victims more quickly.

Gov. Greg Abbott said that as of right now, only two people remain missing following the flooding.

There are now only 25 days left in the special session for lawmakers to take action, especially as it relates to questions surrounding flood alert systems.

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