This funding helps you stay safer during disasters with better warning systems and faster emergency response. Lower-income families often live in flood-prone areas and have fewer resources to evacuate quickly.
$30,000-$60,000
You benefit from improved flood warnings and emergency communications that help protect your family and property. These safety improvements matter for all working families.
$60,000-$100,000
Better disaster preparedness helps protect your home and family, though you likely have more resources to handle emergencies on your own. The improved warning systems still provide valuable safety benefits.
Over $100,000
You gain some benefit from better emergency systems, but you typically have more resources to prepare for and recover from disasters independently. The impact on your household is smaller than for lower-income families.
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Your voice carries more weight when it comes from the people a policy affects.
A.J. LouderbackTexas State Representative, District 30
House Bill 5 directs Texas to spend $324 million on disaster recovery and preparedness. The bill funds federal disaster matching money, local flood warning systems in 29 counties, improved weather forecasting, and emergency radio networks. This helps our communities prepare for and recover from severe weather and flooding events. When we show up together, our community becomes more connected, more resilient, and more powerful.
