President Joe Biden issued a disaster declaration Saturday for 13 Texas counties, freeing federal relief for areas damaged in last winter's crippling ice storms.
A technician from the Pedernales Electric Cooperative arrives to check on a power line in Northwest Austin on Feb. 1, 2023 as ice storm damage cut power to swaths of Texas.
Disaster relief will be available for state agencies, local governments and some nonprofits"on a cost-sharing basis" to repair and replace damaged facilities and conduct other emergency work, the White House said.who had requested a disaster declaration covering 23 counties, thanked Biden for the designation, calling it"a critical first step to helping Texans recover from this severe weather event.
Saturday's disaster declaration included Travis County, home to the state capital, and nearby counties of Bastrop, Blanco, Burleson, Burnet, Hays, Lee, Milam and Williamson. Henderson County southeast of Dallas, Kendall County south of Fredericksburg, and Leon and Robertson counties east of Waco also were included.
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