Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed 13 bills recently passed by the Texas Legislature into law, officially bringing the state’s summer of legislative overtime to a close.

The governor also issued one veto Wednesday for Senate Bill 18, which supporters said would have sped up repairs on small dams used for flood control.

While Abbott told lawmakers he wanted them to focus on flood-related measures after July’s devastating Central Texas floods, he wrote in his veto statement that SB 18 was not what he had in mind.

He did, however, sign two bills that fit his criteria into law: House Bill 20 and Senate Bill 14 . The former aims to stop fraud during disasters by certifying trusted nonprofits and volunteers, while also making charity scams a crime with tougher penalties. Meanwhile

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