CENTRAL TEXAS — Governor Abbott sent a letter to the president on Tuesday requesting a Presidential Disaster Declaration for Texas counties impacted by recent severe weather and flooding that caused widespread damage.
“The magnitude of recent severe weather and flooding has taken a serious toll on Texans across the state,” said Governor Abbott. “With such widespread flooding and devastation, additional resources are needed to help Texans recover. This request will help provide assistance and emergency services for Texans impacted by this disaster, and I thank the President for his continued support.”
According to the press release, Governor Abbot requested Individual Assistance (IA), Other Needs Assistance (ONA), Crisis Counseling, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, Disaster Legal Assistance, and Disaster Case Management for Burnet, Ellis, Haskell, Liberty, Llano, Sutton, Tarrant and Travis counties.
Governor Abbott also requested public assistance categories A through G including Direct Federal Assistance for Baylor, Brown, Burnet, Callahan, Coleman, Fannin, Gillespie, Haskell, Hill, Hopkins, Houston, Jones, Kerr, Kimble, Knox, Leon, Llano, Madison, Mason, Nolan, San Patricio, San Saba, Sutton, Throckmorton and Travis counties.
While this is the list as of Tuesday, the press release from Governor Abbott's office stated more counties may be added to the declaration as local state and federal agencies continue to assess damages.
Other than the request to the president, Governor Abbott expanded his State Disaster Declaration to cover a total of 111 counties, including:
Aransas, Atascosa, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor, Bee, Bexar, Blanco, Brazoria, Brazos, Brooks, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Callahan, Cameron, Chambers, Coleman, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, DeWitt, Dimmit, Duval, Eastland, Edwards, Ellis, Erath, Fannin, Fayette, Fort Bend, Frio, Galveston, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Harris, Haskell, Hays, Hidalgo, Hill, Hood, Hopkins, Houston, Jackson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Jones, Karnes, Kenedy, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Kleberg, Knox, Lampasas, La Salle, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Live Oak, Llano, Madison, Mason, Matagorda, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Mills, Montgomery, Nolan, Nueces, Palo Pinto, Parker, Polk, Real, Refugio, San Jacinto, San Patricio, San Saba, Shackelford, Somervell, Starr, Stephens, Sutton, Tarrant, Taylor, Throckmorton, Travis, Trinity, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Washington, Webb, Wharton, Willacy, Williamson, Wilson, Zapata and Zavala counties.
To see Governor Abbott's full Presidential Disaster Declaration request, click here.
For a full update on Governor Abbott's State Disaster Declaration, click here.