Coronavirus: President Trump Declares Disaster in Texas

 

WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald J. Trump Wednesday declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Texas and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020, and continuing.

According to the Whitehouse, the President’s action makes Federal funding available for Crisis Counseling for affected individuals in all areas in the State of Texas.

Federal funding is also available to State and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations for emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance, for all areas in the State of Texas impacted by COVID-19.

Pete Gaynor, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, named George A. Robinson as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal recovery operations in the affected areas.

Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the State and warranted by the results of further assessments.

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Pay no mind to the democratic hoax Trump wants you back at work and in church Easter Sunday even if it kills you. Some kind of leader, eh.

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