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Duval County Emergency Declaration Covers Flooding, But No Household Grants

FEMA declared an emergency for Duval County, Texas, covering flooding from July 12 to August 4, but Individual Assistance is not available.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 2:36 p.m. ET
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Counties are added to a declaration for weeks after it is signed, and assistance programmes are amended. FEMA's own record for this disaster is the authority.

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FEMA declared an emergency () for , Texas, on July 18, 2026, in response to that began July 12 and ended August 4, according to the federal disaster record. Public Assistance is declared, meaning federal money is available to state and local governments and certain nonprofits for emergency work and repairing public infrastructure. Households cannot apply for this assistance. Individual Assistance, which provides grants to households, was NOT declared for this county. No federal grants are available to households under this declaration. Hazard mitigation was The declaration was issued by FEMA and is documented at fema.gov/disaster/.

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