Even if flood bills pass out of Texas House committees, they cannot be considered by the full House unless enough lawmakers return to restore quorum. Democratic lawmakers continue to boycott the

Only one Democrat taking part in the quorum break was absent from the panel as the group discussed five bills and the chair vowed their work would go on.

Despite reaching no quorum on Tuesday, Texas House members worked on disaster recovery bills in response to the July 4 Hill Country flood. The House Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness heard five bills on Tuesday,