Northeast San Antonio Metrocom | February 2026

Government

BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN

Guadalupe County could receive up to $1.25M for ood sirens

related equipment. What they’re saying

Guadalupe County commissioners entered into an agreement Jan. 6 with the Texas Water Develop- ment Board, or TWDB, for outdoor warning signs. The county is eligible to receive up to $1 million in nancial assistance for eligible expenses from TWDB; however, that assistance could be reduced if the county fails to submit approved project plans for the full amount awarded under the agreement by December 31, 2026. The gist Guadalupe County is expected to submit a proj- ect plan with projects in ash ood-prone areas where TWDB has found a history of consistent or severe ooding for which the installation, main- tenance and operation of one or more outdoor warning sirens is warranted, according to the grant agreement. Following project plan submission, the execu- tive administrator will provide a letter of approval or request changes to the plan submitted. The executive administrator is that of the TWDB or a designated representative, the grant agreement states. Upon project plan approval, TWDB will pro- vide Guadalupe County with a 25% advance of the approved project plan budget. The county is expected to submit monthly project reports and documentation of grant expenditures to the board, according to the grant agreement. Guadalupe County must submit a nal report to TWDB that includes: • Communities or entities involved in formulating the project • Types of equipment installed • Location(s) of equipment placement

• Summary of how the project satises the requirements laid out by TWDB The catalyst The agreement comes after the 89th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 3 in response to the July 2025 ooding in Texas. The bill requires the governor’s oce to establish and administer a grant program to assist governmental entities with the cost of installing outdoor warning signs. The legislature also passed Senate Bill 5, which appropriated funding from the state’s economic stabilization fund to assist communities within the counties identied by Gov. Greg Abbott’s disaster declaration to implement a system of ood warning signs, ood gauges and other Zooming out Other counties receiving the opportunity to negotiate and execute grant agreements with TWDB include: 1 Bandera 2 Bexar 3 Burnet 4 Caldwell 5 Coke 6 Comal 7 Concho 22

Upon grant acceptance, the county will receive up to $1 million of the rst allocation and then an additional $250,000 to go toward the projects, said Patrick Pinder, Guadalupe County re marshal and emergency management coordinator. Guadalupe County Judge Kyle Kutscher said these funds are probably one of the most import- ant sets of state dollars that have been pushed out due to the ooding that occurred over the summer. “We could utilize these dollars to help keep people safe,” Kutscher said.

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SOURCE: TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD COMMUNITY IMPACT

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