Governor Greg Abbott on July 18 directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to request that two additional counties — Hamilton and Travis — be added to President Donald J. Trump’s Major Disaster Declaration following recent catastrophic flooding.
 
“Texas continues working to help every community rebuild and recover from these devastating and deadly floods,” said Governor Abbott. “That’s why I directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to request Hamilton and Travis counties be added to the federal disaster declaration. We won’t stop until every impacted community gets the support they need.”
 
A review of damage assessments in Hamilton and Travis counties shows they exceed federal criteria for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Public Assistance program, which includes assistance for emergency work and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities. Additional counties may be requested as updated information becomes available.
 
Governor Abbott continues to take action to provide all necessary resources to local officials as they respond to flooding, including:

•  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  
• Launching the new Texas Flooding Emotional Support Line
• 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