AUSTIN, Texas (KTRE) - A Texas House committee heard testimony Wednesday on legislation to assist entities that do not qualify for federal assistance when a disaster occurs. Rep. Trent Ashby (R-Lufkin ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KTRE) - Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed legislation authored by an East Texas state representative designed to fill in gaps in assistance when a disaster occurs. Rep. Trent Ashby ...

In 2006, the Amarillo Area Foundation opened the Panhandle Disaster Relief Fund, which supports disaster response and ...

U.S. Senator Peter Welch, alongside Senators Bernie Sanders and Jeanne Shaheen, has reintroduced the Rural Recovery Act, aimed at providing rapid funding for emergency recovery technical assistance in ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday more than $300 million in relief to rural communities in states impacted by weather-related or other disasters. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brook ...

FEMA's disaster relief fund has dropped below $3 billion, triggering Immediate Needs Funding, which means the agency must limit spending to only the most urgent, life-saving needs amid the partial ...

Congress passed a continuing resolution Friday, Dec. 20, which extends the current farm bill by a year and includes $31 billion in economic and disaster relief for farmers. The resolution passed with ...

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A veteran-led Louisiana project aims to give hurricane crews safe housing and power when fuel and shelter disappear.