H.B. No. 5 is a legislative bill that appropriates funds for disaster relief and preparedness in Texas. It allocates a total of $324 million from the economic stabilization fund to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor over a two-year period. Specifically, $200 million is designated for matching federal disaster response funds and addressing state disaster needs, $50 million is earmarked for grants to local governments affected by a heavy rainfall and flooding event in July 2025, and $24 million is set aside for improving meteorological forecasting and flood management in the Texas Hill Country.

Additionally, the bill includes provisions for contingent appropriations related to emergency communications. If H.B. 3 or similar legislation is enacted, $50 million will be allocated to the Texas Interoperability Council for enhancing emergency communication systems. Conversely, if such legislation fails, the same amount will be redirected to the comptroller for the emergency radio infrastructure account and subsequently to the Trusteed Programs for the governor's interoperable radio communications program. The bill also stipulates that existing limitations, reporting, and transfer provisions from previous General Appropriations Acts will apply to these appropriations.