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Montgomery County seeks federal funds for flood mitigation projects
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Houston Chronicle
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Dominguez, C.
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11/03/2021
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1 TX bill
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County commissioners; Flood control; Flood Infrastructure Fund; Grants; Montgomery County
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Notice flooding issues in your neighborhood? North Texas planners need your help now
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Samsel, H.
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07/22/2021
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Flood control; Trinity River Authority
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Houston gets $22M for drainage improvements to Kingwood's Taylor Gully, Wynnewood Acres
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Houston Chronicle
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Shelton, C.
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05/19/2021
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1 TX bill
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Flood control; Harris County Flood Control District; Kingwood, Texas; Water Development Board, Texas
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Texas is changing how it plans for floods. What does that mean for area?
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Samsel, H.
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11/23/2020
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1 TX bill
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Flood control; Water Development Board, Texas
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Grant will cover majority of cost for Victoria County's emergency center upgrade
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Victoria Advocate
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Theophil, M.
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09/29/2020
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1 TX bill
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Emergency management; Victoria County; Zeller, Ben
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RGV flood protection project secures state support
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Rio Grande Guardian
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Montoya, L.
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09/26/2020
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Cameron County; Flood control; Flood Infrastructure Fund; Hidalgo County; Hinojosa, Juan 'Chuy'; Rio Grande Valley; Water Development Board, Texas; Willacy County
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New laws relate to natural disaster coverage, sex assault
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Houston Chronicle
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Blackann, C.
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01/15/2020
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1 TX bill
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86th Legislature; Disaster areas; Huffman, Joan; Sexual harassment; Tax appraisals
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From medical bills to tax relief, here are the new laws in Texas starting Jan. 1
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Abilene Reporter-News
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Moritz, J.
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01/01/2020
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1 TX bill
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86th Legislature; Medical bill balance billing
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New year brings new laws in Texas
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Texarkana Gazette
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Richter, K.
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12/30/2019
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1 TX bill
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Bingo; Campus safety; Electronic security; Flood control; Medical bill balance billing; Medical Board, Texas; Property tax exemptions; Sex crimes; Sexual harassment
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Kolkhorst to seek reelection
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Victoria Advocate
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Staff
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12/11/2019
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1 TX bill
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Abbott, Greg; Endorsements; Kolkhorst, Lois
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Kolkhorst stresses importance of District 28 race to Republicans
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Houston Chronicle
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Zurawski, K.
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11/13/2019
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1 TX bill
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Gates, Gary; Kolkhorst, Lois; Markowitz, Elizabeth 'Eliz'; Special elections; Texas House campaigns; Zerwas, John
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Prop 8 shores up money for floods
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Dallas Morning News
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Karacostas, C.
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11/04/2019
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Constitutional amendments; Flood control; Flood Infrastructure Fund; Heflin, Talmadge; Phelan, Dade; Rainy Day Fund
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Rainy day fund is key in disaster recovery savings
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Houston Chronicle
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Lightbody, L.
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08/26/2019
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Flood control; Flooding; Rainy Day Fund
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Another Harvey? Houston isn’t ready.
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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08/25/2019
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1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
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Federal aid; Flood control; Flooding; Turner, Sylvester
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Post-Harvey resilience requires regional vision, cooperation
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Houston Chronicle
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Emmett, E.
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08/25/2019
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Emmett, Ed; Flood control; Hurricane Harvey
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Local legislators review session, look to 2021
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Beaumont Enterprise
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Dick, J.
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08/23/2019
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1 TX bill
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86th Legislature; Creighton, Brandon; Deshotel, Joe; Flood control; Flood Infrastructure Fund; Phelan, Dade; Texas Association of Business
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Water Development Board addresses flooding on hot, dry day in Abilene
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Abilene Reporter-News
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Bethel, B.
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08/16/2019
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1 TX bill
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Flood control; Flood Infrastructure Fund; Water Development Board, Texas
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Advocacy group co-founder focuses on flooding resiliency
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Houston Chronicle
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Zurawski, K.
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07/31/2019
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Addicks Reservoir; Barker Reservoir; Buffalo Bayou; Drainage districts; Flood control; Flood Infrastructure Fund; Hurricane Harvey; Infrastructure
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City, county prepare for possible tropical storm
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Houston Chronicle
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Webb, S.
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07/10/2019
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1 TX bill
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Emergency management; Flood control; Houston, Texas; Tropical storms
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$3.2B infrastructure plan keeps focus on Harvey
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Houston Chronicle
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Scherer, J.
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07/07/2019
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Federal aid; Flood control; Hurricane Harvey; Infrastructure; Municipal bonds; Public buildings; Turner, Sylvester
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Looking back at recent session
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Houston Chronicle
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Contreras, G.
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07/03/2019
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1 TX bill
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Creighton, Brandon; Federal funds; Flood control; Huberty, Dan; Hurricane Harvey; School finance; Teacher retirement; Teacher salaries
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Let’s utilize nature to reduce the flood risk
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Houston Chronicle
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Piacentini, M.
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06/30/2019
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army; Flood control; Land conservation; Wetlands
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Local officials continue to pursue creative avenues for recovery after 2018 floods
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McAllen Monitor
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Lopez-Puente, N.
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06/21/2019
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1 TX bill
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Disaster relief; Federal aid; Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S.; Flooding; Hidalgo County; Infrastructure
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Abbott signs flurry of bills, including Harvey aid
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Houston Chronicle
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Staff
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06/16/2019
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1 TX bill
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Creighton, Brandon; Flood control
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Texas takes $1.7 billion step toward Harvey flood recovery
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Houston Chronicle
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Morris, M.
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06/14/2019
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Creighton, Brandon; Federal aid; Flood control; Hurricane Harvey
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Lawmakers stepped up with Harvey responses
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Beaumont Enterprise
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Editorial
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06/09/2019
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1 TX bill
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86th Legislature; Emergency management; Hurricane Harvey; Kolkhorst, Lois; Phelan, Dade
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Triumphs of the 86th Legislature
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Corpus Christi Caller Times
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Hinojosa, J.
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06/07/2019
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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86th Legislature; Hinojosa, Juan 'Chuy'; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood)
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Slew of bills on Harvey recovery, flood mitigation await Abbott signature
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Houston Chronicle
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Scherer, J.
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06/03/2019
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1 TX bill
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Bettencourt, Paul; Dams and levees; Emergency management; Flooding; Huberty, Dan; Huffman, Joan; Hurricane Harvey; Kolkhorst, Lois; Lucio, Eddie, Jr.; Metcalf, Will; Miles, Borris; Morrison, Geanie; Phelan, Dade; Property taxes; Shine, Hugh; Tax appraisals; Turner, Sylvester; Walle, Armando
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10 Texas constitutional amendments slated for November ballot
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Austin American Statesman
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Downey, R.
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05/31/2019
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1 TX bill
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86th Legislature; Constitutional amendments
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Legislature: Tap rainy day fund for flood control
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Beaumont Enterprise
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Dick, J.
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05/24/2019
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1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
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Creighton, Brandon; Flood control; Phelan, Dade; Rainy Day Fund; Sabine-Neches Waterway
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Legislators OK massive flood-control bill
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Houston Chronicle
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Morris, M.
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05/24/2019
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1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
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Creighton, Brandon; Federal aid; Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S.; Flood control; Flood Infrastructure Fund; Huberty, Dan; Hurricane Harvey; Infrastructure; Phelan, Dade; Rainy Day Fund
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Issues to fuss over as session nears close
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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05/19/2019
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1 TX bill
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86th Legislature; Sanford, Scott; Stickland, Jonathan; Whitmire, John
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Hurricane Harvey bills bottled up as Legislature approaches end of session
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Houston Chronicle
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Wallace, J.
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05/18/2019
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1 TX bill
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Creighton, Brandon; Emergency management; Flooding; Hurricane Harvey; Tax appraisals
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Flood-mitigation projects are under way, according to government officials
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Houston Chronicle
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Cruz, M.
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04/24/2019
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1 TX bill
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Cypress Creek; Flood control; Harris County Flood Control District
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Residents asked to support flood-mitigation legislation
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Houston Chronicle
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Zurawski, K.
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04/17/2019
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1 TX bill
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Creighton, Brandon; Drainage districts; Flood control; Infrastructure; Nelson, Jane
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Remember Harvey
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Houston Chronicle
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Editorial
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03/24/2019
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1 TX bill
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Emergency management; Flooding; Hurricane Harvey
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Texas Senate OKs multibillion-dollar Harvey relief package
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Texarkana Gazette
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Lee, R.
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03/24/2019
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1 TX bill
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Creighton, Brandon; Disaster relief; Emergency management; Flood control; Hurricane Harvey; Kolkhorst, Lois; Perry, Charles; Taylor, Larry (of Friendswood)
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Senate bills are finally meeting Harvey needs
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Beaumont Enterprise
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Editorial
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03/23/2019
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1 TX bill
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Emergency management; Flood control; Tropical storms
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Senate passes bills on Harvey recovery, disaster preparation
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Austin American Statesman
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Lindell, C.
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03/21/2019
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1 TX bill
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Creighton, Brandon; Disaster relief; Emergency management; Kolkhorst, Lois; Perry, Charles
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Senate OKs 3 bills on storm response
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Houston Chronicle
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Zelinski, A.
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03/21/2019
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1 TX bill
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Disaster relief; Emergency management; Hinojosa, Juan 'Chuy'; Kolkhorst, Lois
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SJRA, HCFCD provide updates
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Houston Chronicle
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Le, N.
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03/20/2019
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1 TX bill
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Community Development Block Grants; Creighton, Brandon; Flood control; Harris County Flood Control District; Hurricane Harvey; Kolkhorst, Lois; Lake Houston; Phelan, Dade; San Jacinto River Authority
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There's no spring break for legislators
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Lufkin Daily News
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Nichols, R.
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03/18/2019
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1 TX bill
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Disaster relief; Flood control; Huffman, Joan; Nichols, Robert; School finance; Teacher Retirement System of Texas
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Katy EDC backs disaster, flood bills
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Houston Chronicle
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Glenn, M.
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03/13/2019
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1 TX bill
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Creighton, Brandon; Emergency management; Flood control; Katy, Texas; Kolkhorst, Lois; Perry, Charles
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Flooding: Statewide plan could help wash away residents’ fears when disaster strikes
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Lufkin Daily News
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Editorial
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03/12/2019
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1 TX bill
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Flood control; Flooding; Nichols, Robert; Perry, Charles
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