North Texas-Area Counties Included In Updated FEMA List For Disaster Declaration
Residents in the counties are now able to apply for disaster assistance.
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Residents in the counties are now able to apply for disaster assistance.
August 27 is the deadline for North Texans with damage from the spring storms to register for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
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After denying an initial funding request by Gov. Rick Perry, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced a $2.8 million grant to help schools devastated by a plant explosion in West, Texas.
By December of 2011 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had declared wildfire disaster declarations in more than 150 Texas counties. Today the agency refunded some of the money spent to fight those fires.
The City of West has filed a lawsuit against the owner of the fertilizer company that exploded and its supplier, but an environmental law attorney says it will be a difficult case.
The small city of West that was rocked by a powerful and deadly explosion is being jolted again: This time by FEMA.
The individual victims of the West explosion are getting help. But the announcement that FEMA has denied disaster money, to help rebuild infrastructure destroyed in April's fertilizer plant explosion, directly affects the city's request for help.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is refusing to provide money to help rebuild the Texas town of West, where a deadly fertilizer plant explosion leveled numerous structures and killed 15 people.
Engineers are analyzing unpermitted gas well access roads in Fort Worth, to see if they could be contributing to extensive flooding to properties along the Trinity River.
Downed trees, broken power lines and missing shingles are all one way to gauge storm damage. You could also check to see if the corner restaurant can still make you a waffle.
Three more Texas counties affected by last year's wildfires can apply for disaster recovery aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has expanded its wildfires disaster declaration area for Texas to include 119 counties.
The number of homes destroyed by a Texas wildfire has risen to 1,554 and is expected to further increase as officials enter more areas where the blaze has been extinguished, officials said Sunday. Seventeen people remain unaccounted for.
After a month with 16 tornadoes in North Texas, storm shelter companies are scrambling to fill a sudden rush of orders coming in from across the country.
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DFW and Dallas Love Field are under a ground stop due to thunderstorms, causing frustration for several travelers.
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Thursday is a First Alert Weather Day with scattered storms bringing heavy rain, strong winds and a risk of tornadoes to North Texas.
Storms are expected to cover the Metroplex by mid-morning. Large hail and damaging winds are the main threats.
With five advocates covering 48 facilities in Deep East Texas, there is an urgent need for more volunteers and resources in long-term care advocacy.
Preliminary investigation indicates that the 55-year-old man shot the 31-year-old woman before turning the gun on himself, police said.
DFW and Dallas Love Field are under a ground stop due to thunderstorms, causing frustration for several travelers.
President Biden's final holiday in office will take place largely out of the public eye.
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President Biden's final holiday in office will take place largely out of the public eye.
President Biden signed legislation Christmas Eve to make the bald eagle officially the U.S. national bird.
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The concept is simple: a menu with no prices. Guests pay what they can afford.
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The Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to approve a contract which includes a $15 million upgrade to the convention center.
"The events are not a mismanagement of business, but an intentional act to deceive and deprive," an investigator said.
According to the report, 15,151 Texas workers are owed back wages.
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