WASHINGTON — Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Maria Cantwell, D-Washington are introducing a bill to expand and improve federal weather radio in the wake of the devastating Hill Country flooding that left over 100 people dead.
The bill, which the two last introduced in 2023, has taken on new resonance after the July 4 flood. In a new addition from the prior version, the legislation contains provisions to set standards for emergency communications in flood-prone areas.
