SAN ANTONIO \u2013 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has denied Gov. Greg Abbott\u2019s request for public assistance for Bexar County and several other counties affected by severe weather between July 12 and Aug. 4, according to a FEMA letter KSAT obtained.<\/p>\n
In a Sept. 28 letter to Abbott, FEMA said damage assessments found infrastructure damage in Atascosa, Bexar, Blanco, Brewster, Comal, Medina, Terrell and Wilson counties \u201cis not of the severity and magnitude to warrant their designation for Public Assistance\u201d under FEMA.<\/p>\n
FEMA also denied the state\u2019s request for statewide individual assistance and hazard mitigation. <\/p>\n
When KSAT reached out to Abbott\u2019s office, Press Secretary Andrew Mahaleris said they are reviewing FEMA\u2019s determination and appeals process. Mahaleris said the state will deliver \u201cevery necessary resource\u201d to communities impacted by the storms and floods. <\/p>\n
The full statement can be read below: <\/p>\n
\u201cThe Office of the Governor and TDEM are reviewing FEMA\u2019s determination and the appeals process. President Trump previously approved Public Assistance for 23 counties under the Major Disaster Declaration. Governor Abbott issued<\/a> a state disaster declaration, extended<\/a> SNAP replacement benefits, and requested<\/a> federal tax relief for affected counties. Texas will deliver every necessary resource to communities impacted by the July storms and floods.\u201d<\/p>\n On Wednesday, the City of Kerrville released a statement after the agency\u2019s decision to deny the assistance request was denied. The city said it will remain hopeful the appeal process will \u201cprovide an opportunity for FEMA to reconsider its determination and make much-needed assistance available to the individuals and families who need it most.\u201d<\/p>\n The City of Kerrville\u2019s full statement can be read below: <\/p>\n \u201cThe City of Kerrville is disappointed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency\u2019s (FEMA) decision to deny the State of Texas\u2019 request for Individual Assistance following the devastating storms and flooding in July 2026.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have witnessed firsthand the tremendous impact this disaster has had on families throughout Kerrville and Kerr County. Many residents continue to face significant challenges as they work to rebuild their homes, restore their lives, and recover from the devastation.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile this decision is disheartening, we remain hopeful that the appeal process will provide an opportunity for FEMA to reconsider its determination and make much-needed assistance available to the individuals and families who need it most.<\/p>\n \u201cThe City of Kerrville remains committed to supporting our community throughout the recovery process and will continue working alongside our local, state, and federal partners to advocate for the resources necessary to help our residents move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n City of Kerrville<\/p>\n Texas has 30 days from the date of the letter to appeal the denial. <\/p>\n Read also: <\/p>\n Copyright 2026 by KSAT – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN ANTONIO \u2013 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has denied Gov. Greg Abbott\u2019s request for public assistance…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":473295,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[698,11109,392,82,84,83,2384,27],"class_list":["post-473294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-bexar-county","tag-fema","tag-greg-abbott","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news","tag-storms","tag-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=473294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473294\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/473295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=473294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=473294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=473294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}