Disaster Recovery Efforts - The immediate focus should be on recovery efforts and supporting grieving families affected by the flooding in Texas [2][3][6] - There will be time later to evaluate what could have been done to prevent the tragedy [3][4][6] - Emergency management is a tiered system, with federal assistance available if local and state resources are insufficient [16] Weather Monitoring and Warning Systems - A bill was filed to address rural weather monitoring systems to better predict storms [4] - Discussions are ongoing about improving warning systems after monitoring systems are in place [5] - The bill focuses on monitoring low-level weather systems, particularly in rural areas where radar coverage is limited [9][10] - The recent flooding highlights the challenges of monitoring and warning about storms in rural America [10] State Legislative Action - The Texas state legislature will likely discuss how to prevent similar events in the future [14] - The state legislature may consider an emergency flood warning system [15] - Texas is believed to have sufficient financial resources to address the issues related to the flooding [17][18]