SB 3

The bill sponsor has informed the committee that rural communities in Texas may not have access to Internet or cell phone service during disasters such as floods and are often unable to receive warnings and information relating to disasters. S.B. 3 seeks to ensure there is an emergency communications system to inform citizens in flash flood-prone areas by requiring the installation, maintenance, and operation of outdoor warning sirens in certain of those areas and by requiring the office of the governor to establish and administer a grant program to assist with covering the costs of such installation.