ADDITIONAL TEXAS COUNTIES ELIGIBLE FOR FEMA ASSISTANCE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20240805/additional-texas-counties-eligible-fema-assistance]


Release Date: 
August 5, 2024 

AUSTIN -- Homeowners and renters in AUSTIN, BOWIE, SHELBY, TRINITY,
AND WALLER counties are now eligible for FEMA assistance after
Hurricane Beryl.

Eligible applicants may qualify for serious needs assistance, basic
home repairs, personal property losses and other eligible expenses
related to this disaster. Previously, survivors in BRAZORIA, CHAMBERS,
FORT BEND, GALVESTON, HARRIS, JASPER, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, LIBERTY,
ORANGE, MATAGORDA, MONTGOMERY, NACOGDOCHES, POLK, SAN JACINTO, WALKER
AND WHARTON counties were approved for assistance. Additional counties
may be added. 

To apply, homeowners and renters can:

	* Go online to disasterassistance.gov/
[https://www.disasterassistance.gov/]
	* Download the FEMA App
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products] for
mobile device
	* Call the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362 between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Help is available in most languages.
	* If you use a relay service, such as video relay (VRS), captioned
telephone or other service, give FEMA your number for that service.
	* Visit any Disaster Recovery Center. 

To shorten wait times at Disaster Recovery Centers, Texans are
encouraged to apply to FEMA online, by phone or using the FEMA App
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products] before
going to a center for follow-up help. For locations and hours, go
online to fema.gov/drc [https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator].

For more information about Texas disaster recovery,
visit: fema.gov/disaster/4798 [https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4798].
Follow FEMA Region 6 on social media at  x.com/FEMARegion6
[https://x.com/FEMARegion6] and on Facebook at
facebook.com/FEMARegion6/
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20240528/facebook.com/FEMARegion6/].

To view an accessible video about how to apply visit: Three Ways to
Register for FEMA Disaster Assistance - YouTube
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU7wzRjByhI].