Houston Daily

Governor Greg Abbott has expanded the state disaster declaration to include five additional counties following severe flooding in Texas. The newly added counties are Hamilton, Lampasas, Maverick, Sutton, and Uvalde, bringing the total number of affected counties to 26. Governor Abbott emphasized the state's commitment to rebuilding impacted communities and aiding Texas families in their recovery efforts.

"Texas is working to quickly rebuild impacted communities and help Texas families recover," said Governor Abbott. "Today, I added five more counties to my disaster declaration to ensure these communities receive the necessary resources to rebuild and recover. Three additional counties have also been added to President Donald Trump's Major Disaster Declaration. I thank local, state, and federal responders and volunteers for their hard work and coordination to help restore communities across Texas."

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved a request from the State of Texas to add three more counties—Coke, Concho, and Williamson—to President Trump's Major Disaster Declaration. These counties are now eligible for FEMA’s Public Assistance program which supports emergency work as well as the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities.

Texans residing in Burnet, Kerr, San Saba, Tom Green, Travis, and Williamson counties continue to qualify for FEMA’s Individual Assistance program. Applications can be submitted online at disasterassistance.gov or by calling 800-621-3362.

Governor Abbott's ongoing actions include announcing 26 additional counties eligible for SNAP hot foods assistance; surveying flood damage with General Steven Nordhaus; requesting additional county inclusion in President Trump's Major Disaster Declaration; announcing up to $5 million available through the Texas Micro-Business Disaster Recovery Loan Program; granting over $1.9 million in funding for hospitals in Kerrville and Llano; touring flood damage areas; launching a new emotional support line; directing flood response efforts; providing updates on emergency responses; increasing readiness levels at the State Operations Center; deploying state emergency resources ahead of potential flooding threats.