President Biden has issued a disaster declaration for Houston/Harris County
This was quick
Great news! Judge Hidalgo just learned that President Biden has officially and in an expedited manner declared the high winds and recent devastating floods in our region a major disaster. This has allowed FEMA to quickly approve Individual Assistance (direct financial support), in addition to SBA low interest loans for folks impacted by the winds or floods. Thank you to the Biden-Harris administration for this quick response. Both President Biden himself and the Vice Presidents office reached out to me to ask how they could help. Thank you to our congressional delegation and Gov. Abbott who have been advocating alongside me for the people of Harris County and Texas. Well have more information on timeline and application process tomorrow. Its a big win for our community to be able to secure all the various federal resources available.~Judge Hidalgo
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