But state law is also an indispensable resource. Increasingly, legislators are taking the initiative to address disaster risk at the state level. You can too. Order an assessment of your state's disaster risks and they're being addressed. The Texas Legislature last year appointed a blue-ribbon panel to study disaster risks and report back on how mitigation and disaster response could be improved.
Every state agency involved in floodplain or emergency management is involved.
So is the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas. Here is their contribution. We served as a resource to the study. I encourage each of your states to follow suit. An occasional review of this sort is always a good idea, but it's especially important in the case of disaster risk.