Governor Greg Abbott will receive a briefing and hold a news conference on Texas' continued response to severe flooding impacting Central Texas on Monday, July 14 in Leander.
Governor Greg Abbott will receive a briefing and hold a news conference on Texas' continued response to severe flooding impacting Central Texas on Monday, July 14 in Leander. Watch the live stream of the news conference at 3 p.
m. here.Prior to the briefing and news conference, the Governor will tour damage in an impacted community and meet with local first responders.The Governor will be joined by Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd, Texas Department of Transportation Executive Director Marc Williams, Travis County ESD 1 Assistant Chief Todd Weidman, and other state and local officials. President Donald Trump and the first lady spent Friday touring flood damage in hardest-hit Kerr County, where 100 people died – including 36 children – and 161 are still missing from heavily damaged camps and homes.Rain is again in the forecast for Central Texas, slowing the emergency response to the initial flood and triggering new evacuation orders. Additional quick rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible within heavy downpours with isolated amounts of 3 to 5 inches possible.Meanwhile, the Texas state Legislature plans a special session on early warning systems and preparedness, scheduled to start July 23.Governor Greg Abbott announced on Monday the federal government has updated President Donald J. Trump’s Major Disaster Declaration following recent catastrophic flooding across Texas to include Burnet, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, and Tom Green counties for the Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance program."President Trump’s approval of my request to add more counties to his disaster declaration is another critical step to get Texans the support they need to recover," said Governor Abbott. "Burnet, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, and Tom Green counties are now eligible for crucial public assistance to rebuild. I thank President Trump for swiftly approving my request to approve these additional counties. Texas continues to work around-the-clock to help every impacted community heal and rebuild."With the addition of Burnet, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, and Tom Green counties, the following counties are now approved for FEMA Public Assistance program: Burnet, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, San Saba, and Tom Green counties. FEMA’s Public Assistance program includes assistance for emergency work and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities. Additional counties may be requested as updated information becomes available.Qualifying Texans in the following counties remain eligible for FEMA’s Individual Assistance program: Burnet, Kerr, San Saba, Tom Green, Travis, and Williamson. Texans can apply for FEMA disaster assistance online at disasterassistance.gov or by calling 800-621-3362. Additional counties may be added as additional damage assessments are completed in impacted communities.
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