Houston Daily

Governor Greg Abbott has instructed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to seek federal disaster assistance for Coke, Concho, and Williamson counties. This request follows recent severe flooding in Texas and aims to add these counties to President Donald J. Trump’s Major Disaster Declaration.

“To help Texans continue to recover and rebuild from the devastating flooding, I requested that Coke, Concho, and Williamson counties be added to President Trump's Major Disaster Declaration,” stated Governor Abbott. He expressed gratitude towards President Trump and his administration for their ongoing support during the state's recovery efforts.

Damage assessments in the three counties have shown they meet federal criteria for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Public Assistance program. This program provides aid for emergency work and repairing or replacing disaster-damaged facilities. Additional requests may follow as more information becomes available.

Governor Abbott has taken several actions to assist local officials in responding to the flooding:

- Announced up to $5 million through the Texas Micro-Business Disaster Recovery Loan Program.

- Announced over $1.9 million in grants for hospitals affected by floods in Kerrville and Llano.

- Toured flood damage in Leander and updated on Texas' response efforts.

- Secured federal disaster assistance approval for additional communities.

- Requested five more counties be added to the Presidential Disaster Declaration.

- Visited with affected residents alongside President Trump in Kerrville.

- Launched a new Texas Flooding Emotional Support Line.

- Directed ongoing state flood response efforts.

Further actions include announcing disaster unemployment assistance, surveying flood damage, updating Texans on response efforts, amending state disaster declarations, increasing readiness levels at the State Operations Center, activating additional resources ahead of heavy rainfall threats, and deploying emergency resources.