Texas To Receive Nearly $58 Million In Federal Housing Funds In Wake Of Harvey
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is allocating to Texas $57.8 million in additional funds for clearing housing from areas flooded by Hurricane Harvey.
Neal Rackleff is HUD's assistant secretary for community planning and development.
He said in a conference call Friday that the funds could be used to help buy out homeowners living in 100-year flood zones and help others rebuild.
#NEW Senators @JohnCornyn & @tedcruz praise @POTUS & admin for nearly $58 million in @HUDgov funds for #Harvey relief in #Texas. @CBSDFW
— Jack Fink (@cbs11jack) October 20, 2017
HUD hopes Texas can begin meeting unmet housing needs in 13 Harvey-affected counties by mid-December.
The state's plans must pass a citizen review before being submitted to HUD for approval.
Rackleff says the federal agency is still trying to decide where to spend an additional $7.4 billion allocated by Congress in September for storm recovery efforts in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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