Governor Abbott Requests Additional SBA Assistance Following Texas Flooding

Governor Abbott Requests Additional SBA Assistance Following Texas Flooding

Governor Greg Abbott today requested a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) rural area disaster declaration for the catastrophic flooding that took place over the July 4thweekend across the state. The counties requested in the declaration are Coke, Concho, Kendall, Mason, and Sutton.

"Texas continues to support communities and Texans who are working to recover from the devastating floods that took place over the Fourth of July weekend," said Governor Abbott. "Today, I requested additional federal assistance to ensure that families and businesses in these affected areas have access to the support they need. Texas will continue to provide all necessary resources to help Texans recover and rebuild." 

If the Governor’s request is approved, the SBA would grant access to its Home Disaster Loans, Business Physical Disaster Loans, and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, which would provide low-interest loans to qualifying homeowners, renters, and businesses in affected communities following the catastrophic flooding that occurred in July.

Governor Abbott continues to take action to provide all available resources to help support local communities from the impacts of the flooding, including

• Extending disaster unemployment assistance for flooding survivors
• Securing an extension of the FEMA Individual Assistance registration period for Texas flooding survivors
• Presenting checks alongside the Vaqueros del Mar Texas Flood Relief Fund to additional families impacted by the flooding in the Hill Country
• Announcing alongside the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country over $40 million in long-term flood relief funding efforts
• Announcing the approval of Uvalde County to the Presidential Disaster Declaration

• Celebrating the re-opening of Cow Creek Bridge
• Requesting federal disaster assistance for Uvalde County following flood impacts
• Joining the Vaqueros del Mar Texas Flood Relief Fund in presenting checks to families impacted by Hill Country flooding 
• Announcing 10 additional counties added to President Trump’s Major Disaster Declaration 
• Requesting Real County be added to President Trump’s Major Disaster Declaration 
• Announcing eligibility for additional counties for SNAP replacement benefits 
• Updating the state’s disaster declaration to include four  additional impacted communities and requesting nine counties be added to President Trump’s Major Disaster Declaration 
• Securing approval for federal disaster assistance for two additional counties to President Trump’s Major Disaster Declaration
• Requesting the addition of two counties to President Trump's Major Disaster Declaration 
• Meeting with impacted Texans and first responders in San Angelo and providing an update on the state's ongoing response and recovery operations 
• Updating the state’s disaster declaration to include five additional counties and announcing federal approval of three more counties added to President Trump’s Major Disaster Declaration 
• Announcing 26 additional counties eligible for SNAP hot foods 
• Surveying flood damage with General Steven Nordhaus in the Texas Hill  Country 
• Requesting the addition of three counties for President Trump's Major Disaster Declaration 
• ‍Announcing up to $5 million in funding is available through the Texas Micro-Business Disaster Recovery Loan Program 
• Announcing over $1.9 million in grant funding to hospitals in Kerrville and Llano impacted by recent catastrophic floods 
• Touring flood damage in Leander and providing an update on Texas' continued response to severe flooding impacting Central Texas 
• Receiving approval for federal disaster assistance for additional impacted communities 
• Requesting the addition of five counties to the Presidential Disaster Declaration 
• Visiting with impacted Texans alongside President Trump in Kerrville 
• Launching the new Texas Flooding Emotional Support Line 
• Obtaining approval for federal disaster assistance for additional impacted communities 
• Requesting additional counties for President Trump's Major Disaster Declaration 
• Directing the state’s ongoing flood response and recovery efforts 
• Announcing disaster unemployment assistance for flood impacts 
• Surveying the flood damage of the affected areas and updating Texans on response efforts 
• Providing an update on the state’s ongoing flood response in impacted communities 
• Obtaining approval from President Trump for federal disaster assistance as part of a Major Disaster Declaration 
• Amending the state’s disaster declaration to include additional impacted counties and providing an update on the state’s emergency response in affected areas 
• Providing an update on the state’s response to severe flooding in Kerr County and surrounding communities 
• Increasing the readiness level of the State Operations Center and activating additional state emergency response resources as portions of West and Central Texas prepared for heavy rainfall and flash flooding threats 
• Deploying state emergency response resources ahead of the rain and flooding threat