On Monday, the Texas General Land Office announced it plants to move around money in its $5.6 billion Harvey fund.
In the months immediately following Harvey, a survey found that most residents supported stronger regulations on development in flood-prone areas.
Hurricane Harvey was the first major hurricane to make landfall along the US in over ten years, since the record 2005 hurricane season.
The call for preparedness particularly hits southeast Texas hard after Hurricane Harvey caused massive issues for the Arkema plant, which led to years of litigation.
Eight years after Hurricane Harvey devastated the Houston area, some families are still waiting on federal aid to fix their damaged homes.
After losing out on millions of Hurricane Harvey federal disaster dollars due to its own mismanagement, the City of Houston is now trying to save what it can of the allotment.