Texas: Governor Abbott Announces SBA Assistance For Cameron County Storms
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~ Governor Greg Abbott has requested and been granted approval by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for a disaster declaration for communities affected by severe storms and a tornado that occurred on May 13. The declaration includes Cameron County and neighboring Hidalgo and Willacy counties.

"This disaster declaration will help give Texans the critical financial assistance needed to recover from severe storms earlier this month," said Governor Abbott. "I thank the Texas Division of Emergency Management for working diligently with our federal partners to issue an SBA disaster declaration for impacted communities."

The SBA granted access to its Physical Disaster Loan program for homes and businesses, as well as its Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, at the Governor's request. Local, state, and federal officials conducted an analysis of damage sustained in impacted communities, which verified that Cameron County met the federally required thresholds for SBA assistance. Officials also reviewed disaster damage information self-reported by Texans through Individual State of Texas Assessment Tool (iSTAT) surveys.

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The Governor requested this SBA declaration on May 24th, following his issuance of a disaster declaration on May 16th for impacted residents in South Texas that suffered damage to homes and businesses. On May 13th, he had directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to activate additional state emergency response resources ahead of the increased severe weather and flash flood threat across Texas.

SBA loan applicants may apply online at disasterloanassistance.sba.gov or call SBA's Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information on SBA disaster assistance.

In response to severe storms earlier this month, Governor Greg Abbott has requested and been granted approval by the U.S Small Business Administration (SBA) for a disaster declaration in Cameron County as well as neighboring Hidalgo and Willacy counties in order to provide Texans with financial assistance needed to recover from damages sustained during the storm event.

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The SBA granted access to its Physical Disaster Loan program for homes and businesses, as well as its Economic Injury Disaster Loan program at Governor Abbott's request after local, state, and federal officials conducted an analysis of damage sustained in impacted communities which verified that Cameron County met the federally required thresholds for SBA assistance; officials also reviewed self-reported data from Texans through Individual State of Texas Assessment Tool (iSTAT) surveys prior to granting approval of the request.

The Governor had issued a previous disaster declaration on May 16th for impacted residents in South Texas that suffered damage to homes and businesses; this was preceded by his direction on May 13th to activate additional state emergency response resources ahead of increased severe weather threats across Texas.

SBA loan applicants may apply online or contact Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information on available assistance programs offered by the SBA in order to help those affected by recent storms rebuild their lives and continue their recovery efforts moving forward

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