AUSTIN, Texas – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded more than $1.4 million to Bay City, Texas, to purchase four fixed and two portable generators. The generators will provide the backup electrical supply at critical facilities in the city. The fixed units will be used by several city departments including the waste water treatment plant, water plant, sewer lift station and the municipal airport.  The portable units will be used at 27 lift stations across the city.  The generator purchase is a part of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)....

Texans in FEMA housing units should call maintenance immediately if their cooling unit fails  AUSTIN, Texas – Extreme heat is expected in several parts of Texas today and may continue through Sunday in some areas, the National Weather Service has warned. The extreme weather creates conditions in which heat-related illnesses are possible. Texans in affected areas are being asked to drink plenty of water, stay out of the sun, check up on relatives and neighbors (particularly those who are elderly or have a disability), and stay in air-conditioned rooms. Hurricane Harvey survivors living...

AUSTIN, Texas – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded more than $6.2 million for the Texas Department of Transportation support activities following Hurricane Harvey.  The department set up temporary base camps in seven locations, Corpus Christi, Port Aransas, Sugarland, Beaumont, Refugio, Yoakum and Liberty, to provide lodging and meals to first responders and emergency officials after Harvey’s landfall. The camps provided needed lodging and food services that were not available in the area after the hurricane.  The $6.2 million federal grant funds the entire scope of the camp operations....

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AUSTIN, Texas – AUSTIN, Texas – To meet the needs of Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey, the State of Texas/Federal Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in the city of Port Lavaca will close Dec. 21 at 6 p.m. and will transition to a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) starting Friday, Dec. 22 at 9 a.m.The center is at the following location:Calhoun CountyCalhoun County Library200 W. Mahan StreetPort Lavaca, TX 77979Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m to 6 p.m.; closed SundayThe DLOC will be closed temporarily for the holidays, Saturday,...