The following press release was issued Monday afternoon:
County Judge Dr. Paul D. Lilly has issued a Disaster Declaration for Brown County effective Monday, Feb. 22.
Even though municipalities may proclaim their own Disaster Declaration if they so desire, the county declaration covers the entire county. In so doing, Judge Lilly declares that Brown County must take extraordinary measures to alleviate the suffering of the people of Brown County, their animals, livestock, and to protect or rehabilitate property.
Citizens are instructed to go to the Brown County website at www.browncountytx.org and to complete the survey there or, go to www.TDEM.texas.gov/warm and click on the center blue rectangle which says, “Click here for Texas Individual Assistance Reporting Tool (TIART)”. Please follow the instructions carefully.
SAN ANGELO Governor Greg Abbott announced Monday that Tom Green County was one of 31 additional Texas counties approved for individual assistance by FEMA after a record-setting and deadly winter storm caused widespread damage across the state.
Last week, Abbott requested a major disaster declaration in Texas for individual assistance and public assistance from FEMA in all of its counties.
President Joe Biden on Saturday partially approved Abbott s request, declaring a major disaster in Texas and granting public assistance emergency protective measures only in all 254 counties, but individual assistance in only 77 counties, of which Tom Green County was initially left out.
Governor Greg Abbott included Hunt County among 31 Texas counties Monday to be included in the declaration of disaster due to last week s winter storm.
BELTON — Bell County residents will now have more time to file for federal and state benefits following an extension of last week’s county disaster declaration.