Legislative hits, misses for flood control, response

GUEST COMMENTARY

This past spring, we here in the GEAA office were looking forward to a light workload for the summer. It was not to be. Gov. Greg Abbott’s call for a special legislative session, followed by the July 4 flood and a second special session really kept us hopping.

GEAA has been advocating for measures to prevent and mitigate flooding for the past 20 years. While we were well prepared to address issues made more imperative by the tragic flooding on the Guadalupe, we were dismayed that other – in our opinion – less urgent issues seemed to preoccupy the legislature during both special sessions.