Governor Abbott asks for U.S. Small Business Administration to issue disaster loans for communities.
On Friday, Gov. Abbott announced he went to the Texas Division of Emergency Management to request a disaster declaration from the SBA for communities in Southeast Texas impacted by the severe weather and tornadoes. The declaration with SBA would make federal assistance available in the form of disaster loans for Harris, Orange, and surrounding counties.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency reportedly denied the state's request for a Presidential Disaster Declaration on Wednesday."While we are disappointed in the Biden Administration’s decision not to support communities impacted by severe weather with FEMA assistance, the State of Texas will continue to exhaust all available options to support our fellow Texans in need," said Governor Abbott.
"I urge the SBA to provide disaster loans for these impacted communities, and I thank TDEM for working to determine the state’s eligibility for assistance. There is no force more powerful than Texans helping Texans, and together we will continue to support those needing assistance so they can recover and move forward," Governor Abbott added.
If Abbott's request to SBA is approved, the agency's disaster program would give low-interest loans to Texans whose homes and businesses sustained damage during the severe weather.
Where was the help for the F4 tornado victims that hit the day after Christmas 2015. No FEMA and no help other than the local community.
puhLEEZ...I was 5 years old in Blunt of Hurricane Beulah. The South Texas Coast. 1967. THAT...WAS A DISASTER! these little wind and rain squals aren't SHIT! I watched entire buildings and Silos float thru the sky from my kitchen window crack.
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