OKLAHOMA CITY – The deadline for registering with FEMA for disaster assistance has passed, but that does not mean FEMA is leaving. The agency continues working with the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) on the recovery process for the severe storms and flooding that took place in the spring. If you have registered for disaster assistance, FEMA encourages you to keep in touch to track your case and to report insurance settlements or additional damage you may have discovered since your home inspection. Applicants have the right to appeal FEMA’s eligibility...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Town of Fulton will begin rebuilding the 1,200-foot Fulton Fishing Pier this Saturday alongside the new Fulton Convention Center—Paws and Taws Building, which workers began erecting late last month. The two structures’ reopening, slated for January, will mark a milestone in the recovery of a town devastated by Hurricane Harvey two years ago. Before Harvey struck Fulton on Aug. 25, 2017, the Paws and Taws center hosted more than five decades of events, including the square dances from which it got its name.  “It’s been here for a...

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The recent Rio Grande Valley floods resulted in flood insurance claims valued at more than $31.1 million being filed so far by Texas homeowners, business owners and renters. But some Texans who experienced losses did not have flood insurance  Why do I need flood insurance? Standard homeowner’s insurance policies do not cover flood. Flood is most often called an excluded peril, meaning it’s not covered. You should consider flood insurance even if you’re not required to purchase it or if you live outside a high-risk flood zone, called a Special Flood...