Additional counties include Anderson, Bastrop, Blanco, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Delta, Falls, Hopkins, Hunt, Kendall, Lamar, Lee, Leon, Red River, Robertson and Shelby counties.
“As the scope of damages sustained during the recent ice storm becomes clearer, it is important we continue to assist and provide full support to all impacted communities,” Abbott said. "The addition of these counties to our disaster declaration will ensure Texas communities have all resources available to them as they continue to recover from this storm. I thank TDEM and our emergency response partners for working to meet the needs of Texans during this recovery process.
These additional counties join Denton, Hays, Henderson, Milam, Smith, Travis and Williamson counties that were included in Gov. Abbott’s originalon Feb. 4. As damage assessments are completed, more counties could be added to the list. The Texas Division of Emergency Management was directed by Abbott to request personnel from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to certify reported damages through joint preliminary damage assessments working with local and state officials.
TDEM has also deployed specialized teams throughout the state to work with utility providers and electric cooperatives in affected areas.
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