HB 194 Texas House · 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Relating to flood safety signage in certain areas in flood-prone municipalities and counties.

HB 194 requires municipalities and counties that experienced a declared flood disaster in the past decade to install two types of flood safety signage in high-risk areas. Specifically, it mandates signs in public gathering spots within 100-year floodplains (areas with a 1% annual flood risk) and signs indicating safe evacuation routes outside these flood zones. The law applies only to jurisdictions meeting the disaster declaration criteria and uses FEMA or USDA flood maps to define affected areas. It takes effect 91 days after the legislative session ends, aiming to improve public awareness during flood events.
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Introduced Aug 20, 2025 Last action Aug 20, 2025
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