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As flooding returns to Hill Country, Texas lawmakers say new safety laws already making a difference
Nearly a year after deadly flooding prompted Texas lawmakers to overhaul the state's flood preparedness laws, officials say some of those changes are already helping. But many of the state's biggest flood mitigation projects remain years from completion.
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