Homeowners and renters, in over 110 Texas counties, can now apply for federal assistance after this month's deadly winter storms. The newest counties included are Ector and Howard
Residents in Lubbock, Scurry, Taylor, Tom Green, Wichita, and Montague counties can apply for assistance after last week's winter storm left many without power
The declaration was announced by President Donald Trump and Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday. New sources of federal funding will be made available for Texas.
Hurricane Irene may end up being one of the 10 costliest catastrophes in U.S. history. Industry experts currently put the storm’s damage at $7 billion to $10 billion; however, much of that destruction may not be covered by insurance because it was caused by flooding and not winds. Flooding is often excluded from standard insurance policies.